Chicken Manchurian

Ingredients

• 1 Onions (cubed)
• 1 Red/Green bell pepper
• 2 tbsp Spring onions
• 2 Green chillies
• 1 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Cornflour mixed with 3tbsp water
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups Chicken Stock/ Water
• 2 tbsp Soya sauce
• 2 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tsp Green chilli sauce
• 2 tsp Red chilli sauce
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• Vegetable oil

For marination: 

• 500 g Boneless Chicken (cleaned and cut into small pieces)
• 3 tbsp Cornflour
• 1 tbsp Plain Flour
• 1/2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 Egg
• Soya sauce
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 2 tsp Water (if required)

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients for marination and set it aside for 5 mins.
2. Heat oil in a pan to deep fry the marinated chicken. Fry the chicken till it turns light golden brown in colour. Keep it aside.
3. In a wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Add ginger and garlic and saute for a minute. Now add the chopped onions, green chillies and bell peppers and stir fry for a minute.
4. Reduce the heat and add soya sauce, red chilli sauce, green chilli sauce, ketchup, chicken stock, vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to boil.
5. Add the cornflour slurry to the sauce and cook for 2-3 mins. Add in the fried chicken pieces, simmer for another minute till the sauce thickens. Garnish with spring onions and serve hot.