Chicken Manchurian

For those of you who aren't familiar with this dish, Chicken Manchurian is a super yummy Indian-style Chinese dish from Bombay and I love it! I've tried a few different recipes and never really liked any of them but I found this one today and gave it a whirl, with a few of my own adjustments, and actually really like how it turned out!

Ingredients:

1 large chicken breast, cut into small strips or cubes OR cauliflower florets

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup corn starch

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1-2 green chilies (According to your taste) minced

a handful of cilantro, chopped

1 cup of chicken stock

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp ketchup (optional) 

salt to taste

1 tsp corn starch in cold water

Mix the first set of ingredients into a nice thick batter, coat chicken in batter and deep fry until golden brown. Set aside.

Over medium-low heat, fry ginger-garlic paste for about a minute then add the green chilies and cilantro and fry for about another minute. You should be able to smell the stuff frying up by now. Add chicken stock, soy sauce, sugar, salt and ketchup and cook for about 2-5 minutes. NOTE: I didn't really use exact measurements when I was making this, so do a lil taste-test right about now. Add the corn starch dissolved in water and stir until the sauce thickens. Throw in the fried chicken chunks and enjoy with rice!