Sweet and Spicy Chicken Manchurian
I'm having a party! Coming saturday, I've invited two families over for lunch at my place. After discussing and debating with hubby, sister and a friend- regarding the menu... I've decided to do what I had initially wanted to do :) three chinese and three desi dishes.
One of the things that I wanted to make was Chicken Manchurian. Crispy chicken pieces in a slightly sweet and spicy sauce.... So, the other day I decided to try out this recipe that I had looked up on the internet... but ofcourse, with my own twist to it.
It was Amazing :)
I'm just gonna jot down the recipe here... lest i forget :)
Ingredients:
6 boneless chicken thighs
1 small onion - cubed
14-16 white mushrooms - sliced
2-3 Green chillies - finely sliced
2 green onions - the green part cut in 1" pieces or a couplev coriander leaves.
Marination for chicken cubes:
6 boneless chicken thighs cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon of ginger and garlic paste
2 tablespoon of corn starch
1 tablespoon of regular flour
Salt and Pepper to taste
A dash or soy, oyester and franks red hot sauce.
1 tablespoon of oil.
Add required amount of water to make a gooey paste.
Ingredients for the sauce:
1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1/2 Chicken knorr cube
2 tablespoon soya and oyster sauces
1 tablesoon Honey (or as per taste)
2 tablespoons Tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon Chillie garlic sauce
1 tablespoon white vinegar/lemon juice
2 tablespoons of corn starch dissolved in cold water.
Salt and Red/Black pepper to taste.
Start off by marinating the chicken with the above mentioned ingredients and let it sit in the fridge for 10-15 minutes. Heat a cup of oil in a wok and add the chicken one piece at a time. Fry the chicken in batches (8-10 pieces/batch) till golden crispy.
Then, take a tablespoon of oil in a wok, add the ginger garlic paste. Add the onions, stir fry them until they turn translucent and then add the green chillies and then half a minute later, add the mushrooms and stir fry till they go soft.
Meanwhile in another saucepan heat a cup of water and add knor chicken cube to it till it dissolves completely. Add this to the wok with the onions and mushrooms and then add all the other ingredients of the sauce and let it simmer for a bit. Taste it add if anything is amiss. And then add the required amount of dissolved corn starch to get the required amount of consistency.
Finally, just before serving... add the chicken to the sauce, give it a good toss and serve. You cud leave the chicken in for a couple of minutes to soak in some of the sauce.. but, I like my chicken bits to be crispy. Dont forget to sprinkle green onions/coriander leaves on top.
Oh and by the way... this goes well with rice. Egg or vegetable fried rice... or just plain boiled rice. Thats how we had it :)
