CHICKEN MANCHURIAN

Chicken Manchurian was made famous by Nelson Wang and is regularly prepared in my kitchen. Over here, I am sharing the recipe which I follow for this sweet-n- sour chicken delicacy. Chicken falls under the lean meat category and so it is very healthy and full of protein and fibre and so it is good for health.

INGREDIENTS OF CHICKEN MANCHURIAN:

• Boneless chicken -500 grams
• Egg white-1
• Cornflour- For marinating(2 teaspoons) and thickening(2 teaspoons) the gravy
• Carrot-1 sliced
• Capsicum- 1 diced
• Onion-3 sliced(medium-sized)
• Garlic-finely chopped, 1 teaspoon
• Ginger-finely chopped, half teaspoon
• Light Soy sauce-1 teaspoon
• Dark soy sauce-1 teaspoon
• Vinegar-2 teaspoon
• Oyster Sauce-3 teaspoon
• Salt -to taste
• Sugar- 2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder-2 teaspoon
• Oil- for frying and cooking (I use rice bran or any vegetable oil).

 

COOKING TIME-

• 20 minutes for marination.
• 10  minutes for the gravy.

COOKING PROCESS:

•  I prefer to marinate the chicken with egg white, black pepper powder(one teaspoon) and cornflour (2 to 3 teaspoons) for about 20 minutes. Do not add water to the marination so that when you fry the chicken, it stays crisp.
• I deep fry the chicken until they turn crispy after taking them out from the marination.
• On a separate wok or pan, take about 2 teaspoons of oil.
• You should add finely chopped garlic and ginger and saute on high flame for about 1 minute.
• At this stage, I add the sliced onion and saute for about 1 minute.
• I add the sliced carrots and green capsicum. You can add red and yellow bell peppers also as it gives a very colourful look.
• You should whisk lightly the light soy, dark soy, vinegar and oyster sauce and black pepper powder so that no lump is formed.
• I add the sauce mixture to the sit-fried vegetables so that they get coated in the sauce.
• Mix on a high flame.
• Seasoning is very important and so I add salt and sugar to taste.
• Do prepare the cornflour slurry with normal water and add the slurry slowly to the gravy mixture and stir constantly so that no lumps are formed.
• Do add the chicken immediately to the prepared mixture and boil for about 5 minutes so that the gravy makes the chicken juicier.
• Serve immediately.

HOW TO SERVE:

Chicken Manchurian should be served immediately. This dish can be s served with rice or noodles as per your preference and you should consume it hot.