Chicken manchurian dry – This is a traditional Indo- Chinese dish, and it refers to marinated, fried chicken tossed in Chinese sauces. Generally served as an appetizer, your family and friends won’t be able to get enough of it. Make this for your next gathering, and watch the grateful smiles!
Some of you might remember the gobi (cauliflower) manchurian I made few months ago. Since then, I’ve been thinking about its popular non-vegetarian version made of chicken. So after a very long wait, I finally made it. It’s hard to explain how much I love this recipe because it’s just awesome!
If you know anything about me, I’ve a huge fascination towards Indo-Chinese dishes. Now, who can resist the delectable flavor and aroma of Chinese sauces? So, to be honest, I just couldn’t wait to share this chicken manchurian dry recipe with you.
This chicken manchurian bites are absolute pieces of heavenly goodness. It’s one of the best chicken appetizers I ever had! Every single minute you spend making this dish is worth it.
While the sauces, soy sauce, tomato ketchup and chili sauce in this manchurian dish makes it Chinese, chili powder and green chilies adds that Indian spice touch.
The marinade used in this chicken manchurian dry recipe is pretty simple. Ginger, garlic, green chilies, egg, chili powder, black pepper and soy sauce make the chicken super flavorful. On the other hand, the flours keep it really crispy on the outside when fried.
The best way to cook this chicken is frying. However, you can bake them at 200 C for about 45 minutes. Although baking is the healthiest way to go, I recommend frying for the perfect crisp outside and moist inside result. For the final touch of lip-smacking deliciousness, toss the chicken bites in a mixture of sauces.
So next time you want to make a party appetizer, think about this killer chicken manchurian dry recipe. It’s just AWESOME!.
More Chicken recipes:
- Tawa Chicken
- Butter Chicken
- Chettinad Pepper Chicken Roast
- Kashmiri Chicken
- Capsicum Chicken
- Chicken Ghee Roast
- Chicken Curry -Restaurant Style
- Chicken Korma
- Chicken Vindaloo
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Chicken Jalfrezi
- Chicken Karahi or Kadai Chicken
- Ginger Chicken
- 1 kg boneless chicken (I used chicken breasts), cut into cubes
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 green chilies, crushed
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper (black pepper powder)
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp all purpose (plain) flour
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp sesame oil or any other oil
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper (capsicum), diced
- 1 tbsp tomato puree (tomato paste)
- 3 tbsp tomato ketchup (sauce)
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp chili sauce
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper (black pepper powder)
- Oil, for deep frying
- Spring onions, chopped, to garnish
- Place chicken in a large bowl. Add ginger garlic paste, crushed green chilies, soy sauce, egg, black pepper, chili powder, corn flour and all purpose flour. Season with salt. Toss well to coat. Marinate, refrigerated for one hour.
- Heat 1 cup oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, in batches, and cook for 5-6 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Drain on an absorbent towel. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in another large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and fry until aromatic. Add onions, and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Add bell peppers or capsicum, and sauté again, for another 2 minutes or until they are tender but crunchy.
- Stir in tomato puree or tomato paste, and heat through. Add tomato sauce (ketchup), soy sauce, chili sauce and black pepper powder. Saute for a minute.
- Add chicken and toss well. Cook until heated through. Garnish with spring onions.
Serve this chicken manchurian as a side dish for egg fried rice.
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This sounds like an awesome way to start a weekday. It looks fantastic, Rose! Love the flavors!
Wow… Looks juicy and delicious. Drooling over it
This is yummylicious. Manchurian recipes are my favorite. I love them. These pictures making me drool