Chicken Manchurian

Chicken Manchurian is a popular Chinese chicken starter. The fried chicken pieces are immersed in the spicy and tangy thick sauce. The recipe almost resembles chicken chilly; but the main difference between both is that, chicken manchurian uses chicken stock water for making sauce and it makes the lot difference in taste. Even though it is a pure Chinese recipe; here is a version of Indian style chicken manchurian.
Ingredients For  Chicken Marination:

1. Chicken boneless- 1/2 kg.
2. Egg-1 large
3. Corn Flour-2 1/2 tbsp
4. Flour / maida-2 tbsp
5. Pepper powder-1 tsp
6. Vinegar-1 tsp
7. Soya Sauce-1 tbsp
8. Kashmiri chilly powder-1 tbsp
9. Salt-to taste
10. Oil-for frying

For the Sauce:

1. Sugar- 1/4 tsp
2. Thinly chopped ginger-2 tbsp
3. Thinly chopped garlic-2 tbsp
4. Thinly chopped green chilly-1 tbsp
5. Onion cubed-1 medium
6. capsicum cubed-1 small
7. Kashmiri chilly powder-1 tbsp
8. Chicken stock water-1 cup
9. Water- 1/4 cup
10. Soya sauce-1  1/2  tbsp
11. Chilly sauce-1 1/2  tbsp
12. Tomato sauce-2 1/2 tbsp
13. salt-little
14. Vinegar-1 tsp
15. Corn Flour-1 tbsp
16. Spring onion chopped- 2 tbsp
17. Coriander leaves chopped-2 tbsp

Preparation:

• Combine all the ingredients for chicken marination (except oil) and make a thick batter with it (if need add little water). Add the cubed chicken pieces in to it and let  rest for one hour in fridge.
• Fry these chicken pieces in hot oil on medium flame until just golden in colour (don't do over fry, then the chicken pieces will get hard).
• Drain it and keep aside.
• Heat two tablespoons of oil from the chicken fried oil, Add sugar and when its get browned add thinly chopped ginger and garlic; saute until nice golden in color.
• Add green chilly and saute for another a minute.
• Add cubed onion and capsicum, saute for two minutes.
• Add kashmiri chilly powder; saute for a minute.
• Add all the sauces, vinegar and chicken stock water.
• When it boils add water by diluting with corn flour.
• Add little salt and stir cook for two minutes.
• Add fried chicken pieces and spring onion chopped; mix well for a  minute and switch off the flame.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves on top and serve hot!!!!

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