Chicken Manchurian

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken (boneless cubes) - 250 gms
Oil to deep fry the marinated Chicken

For the Batter:

Maida (plain flour) - 3 tbsp
Corn Flour - 1 tbsp
Salt - if required
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Food Color - A pinch (optional)


For the Gravy:

Oil - 1 tbsp (vegetable oil, sun flower oil or groundnut oil)
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Ginger paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 2 (slit lengthwise)
White pepper powder - 1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 cup (chopped)
Spring onions (chopped) - 2 1/2 cup
Salt - a pinch
Chilli sauce - 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
Water – 3/4 cup
Chicken stock  - 1/2 cup
Corn starch – corn flour 2 tsp + water 1/2 cup
Dark soya sauce – 3 tsp

HOW TO MAKE:

1)   Mix all the ingredients of the marinade with water to make a thick batter.

2)  Dip the chicken pieces in this batter and deep fry them in hot oil. Chicken should be well coated with flour and other ingredients. When the chicken is golden, remove from the oil and keep aside.

3) Heat oil in a wok/Kadai, add the onions (not the spring onions), fry for a minute. Then add the green chillies, ginger-garlic paste.

4)  Add all sauces in it, soya sauce ,tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, pepper, salt, mix well and then add the chicken stock, corn starch and the water.

5) Add the fried chicken pieces and saute for a minute or till the gravy has thickened.  (Cook on high flame as the gravy should thicken fast).

6) Switch off the flame. Sprinkle the spring onions and serve hot with Fried rice.

RATING NOTES:

              DIFFICULTY LEVEL    :   EASY

              RATING  POINTS         :    9/10**

**  You can alson add some sliced Capsicum (green color) along with onions to enhance the taste of this dish.