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Chicken Manchurian Recipe

Chicken Manchurian Recipe

Karen Comstock
It's a delicious dish made with pan-fried chicken chunks and seasoned with a fiery sauce.
5 from 89 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Indian
Servings 4
Calories 448 kcal

Instructions
 

Marinate the Chicken 

  • Take a large bowl and throw in the garlic paste, soya sauce, egg, cornflour, white pepper, and salt. Mix these well and then add the chicken.
  • Toss the chicken lightly and set it aside for half an hour to marinate. 

Fry the Chicken

  • Take a pan and heat 2 tablespoons of oil in it. Add half of the chicken to the pan. Stir fry the chicken until it turns white. Then take it out of the pan.
  • Add 2 more tablespoons of oil to the pan and add the second half of the chicken. Stir fry it in the same way as the first half. 

For Manchurian Sauce

  • Add two more tablespoons of oil to the pan and heat it to make the sauce. Add the garlic and red button chilies and fry for a minute. Then add the ketchup, chili garlic sauce, capsicum, and soya sauce. Simmer this for another minute, then add the water and stir gently until the sauce is well mixed. 
  • Now add the cornflour slurry and cook until the gravy turns glossy. This will only take a minute. As it cooks, keep stirring so there are no lumps left in the sauce. 
  • And at last, you can taste the sauce. Add the red chili powder and black pepper according to your liking. 

Serving the Chicken Manchurian

  • Serve the fried chicken and drizzle the Manchurian sauce, generously, over the fried chicken. Garnish it with green onions and enjoy with some fried rice. 

Notes

Here we have some great tips to help you make the perfect Chicken Manchurian:
  • For this recipe, boneless and skinless chicken breasts are best. You have to cut them into small bite-sized pieces, so they marinate well and cook evenly. 
  • Before coating it with flour, rub the chicken with salt and pepper and leave it aside for a few minutes. This way the spices can seep into the chicken and enhance its flavor. 
  • The oil should be heated properly before frying the chicken. Make sure it is hot enough to cook the chicken quickly. But it shouldn’t be so hot that it burns the chicken instantly. 
  • As soon as the chicken is cooked, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate. This will allow the surplus oil to get off the chicken. Less oil means more health. 
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