Chicken Manchurian

Chicken Manchurian Recipe

Today I tried something a little different, an Indo-Chinese recipe – Chicken Manchurian. This dish is pretty popular but if you haven’t heard of it, Chicken Manchurian brings the best of both worlds from Indian and Chinese cuisine. I had never made this dish before and couldn’t find a recipe I found very appealing. Although, there are almost countless ways to make this, I decided to experiment a bit by trying two different types of sauce. The first sauce I found to have very strong flavor. The second sauce I found very mild. I preferred the mild sauce and so did the others that tried it but if you like a spicier sauce, just add a little more garlic, ginger and a couple diced green chilies. The chicken is coated with a batter and then deep fried giving it a very soft texture. The batter is a basic combination of flour, corn starch, egg, and salt and pepper. If you feel the batter is a little thick feel free to add a tiny bit of water to thin it out. Chicken Manchurian Is best served with white rice. Enjoy.

Ingredients

• 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” pieces)
• 1 ½ tbsp flour
• 1 ½ tbsp corn starch
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 large onion (sliced)

Ingredient for Sauce

• ½ cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup tomato puree
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp ginger (minced)
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• Fresh Spring Onion  (chopped, for garnish)
• oil (for frying)

Method

1. In a bowl mix together flour,cornstarch, egg, salt and pepper. If batter is too thick add a tiny bit of water to thin it out. Dip chicken pieces into batter, coat well and deep fry chicken pieces in batches in your deep fryer at 375 degrees until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and keep warm until needed.
2. Add a tiny bit of oil to your wok and stir fry slices onions for about 1 minute. Add garlic and ginger stir fry for 30 seconds. Add chicken broth, ketchup, tomato puree, soy sauce, and sugar. 
3. Mix well stirring and bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch with cold water and pour into mixture while stirring. Cook until sauce thickens. In a bowl pour the sauce over the chicken pieces. Mix well and top with chopped green onion.