Chicken Manchurian

Chicken Manchurian is an awesome, truly enticing stir fry dish where the batter coated chicken is nicely fried. Manchurian is an Indo-Chinese starter. It can also be served as a side dish of any main dish.

We love this recipe, it’s really awesome. You can use this Chicken Manchurian for bread sandwiches.

It goes very well with fried rice, roti, chapatti, Jeera rice, pulav, biryani and any meals.

Ingredients

Boneless Chicken pieces – ½ kg

Salt - to taste

Pepper - 3 tsp

Eggs - 2 no

All-purpose flour – 1 cup

Corn-starch – 1 cup

Oil as needed

Cashew nuts - 10 nos

Finely Chopped Garlic – 3 tsp

Finely Chopped Ginger – 3 tsp

Finely Chopped Onions - 2 (big)

Chopped Green chillies - 10 nos

MSG - pinch

Soya sauce - 2 tsp

Chilli paste - 2 tsp

Tomato Ketchup – 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Spring Onions - 2 tbsp

Chopped Bell Peppers – 1

Chopped Capsicum (Red) – ¼ cup

Chopped Capsicum (Green) – ¼ cup

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Method

In a bowl, add chicken pieces, ginger garlic paste, little salt, pepper powder, broken egg and mix well. Let it be for 10 to 15 min.

In a plate, put all-purpose, corn starch, mix well and add the chicken pieces and coat well. Brush very little oil the chicken pieces.

In a kadai, heat oil. Add all chicken pieces and fry till the chicken cooked well and becomes tender.

In a pan, add very little oil, few cashew nuts and slightly saute to color them.

Add finely chopped garlic, ginger and saute. Add capsicum, bell pepper, chopped onions and fry till they are translucent.

Add little salt, green chillies, pepper powder, MSG, soya sauce, chilli paste, little water and mix. Add tomato ketchup and mix again.

Add the fried chicken pieces and coriander leaves, toss well.

Garnish with some spring onions and serve hot.