Description
A flavorful and crispy Chicken Manchurian recipe that combines marinated chicken with a savory sauce, bell peppers, and aromatic spices, creating a delicious Indo-Chinese dish.
Ingredients
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Chicken Manchurian:
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken (Preferably dark meat)
- 1/2 sweet red bell pepper (finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoons garlic-ginger-onion mix (reserved from marinade)
Chicken Manchurian Marinade:
- 1/2 small onion (approx. 3-4 tablespoons)
- 3-4 slices ginger (approx. 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons)
- 3 cloves garlic (approx. 1 1/2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon chilli powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- 10 tablespoons cornstarch (mix this in with the chicken after you are done marinating, right before deep frying)
Chicken Manchurian Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chilli powder
- 1-2 bird's eye chili pepper
- 1/2 cup water
Cornstarch Slurry (To Thicken Sauce):
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons cold water
Instructions
- Marinating the Chicken: With a food processor, blitz the ginger, garlic, and half a small onion until it is a fine paste. Reserve 2 tablespoons for browning the onions and red peppers later. Cut up the chicken into small bite-sized pieces and marinate it with the ginger-garlic-onion paste, soy sauce, chilli powder, black pepper, and water in the fridge for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preparation: Dice the red peppers and set aside with the reserved mix. Finely chop cilantro if using.
- Preparing the Chicken Manchurian Sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients except cornstarch slurry. Add cornstarch slurry and set aside.
- Deep Frying the Chicken: Coat marinated chicken in cornstarch and deep fry in batches until crispy. Double fry for extra crispiness.
- Putting It Together: Sauté reserved mix, red peppers, add sauce, thicken, then add chicken. Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice.
Notes
- Adjust spice levels to taste.
- Double frying chicken enhances crispiness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 95mg