Servings : Serves 2
One of the most requested chinese dishes, here is my take on it!
Ingredients for Manchurian
- 250gm boneless chicken breast, cut into small cubes - Marinate in the ingredients below for approx 1/2 an hour. Fry until golden (do not over fry, otherwise chicken will turn hard) and set aside.
- 1 tbsp. corn flour
- 1/2 egg, beaten - reserve the other half for the egg-fried rice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
- pinch of red chilli powder or flakes (optional)
- pinch of sugar
- 1 tsp. soya sauce
- 1/2 tsp. ginger and garlic paste
Ingredients for Sauce
- 1 tbsp. chopped spring onions
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 1 tbsp. ketchup
- 1 tsp. tomato paste/puree
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 1/2 tsp. garlic
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 cup water or chicken stock
- 1 tsp. corn flour mixed with water to form a light paste
- 1 whole red chilli, slit
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- splash of soya sauce
- some spring onion for garnishing
Ingredients for Egg-Fried Rice
- 2 cups cooked rice (boiled with salt and a tsp. of oil, then drained and cooled completely)
- 3 tbsp. oil
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 egg (leftover half is from the manchurian sauce)
- 1 tbsp. spring onion, chopped
- 1 small green chilli chopped (optional)
- 1 small green capsicum, chopped
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1/4 tsp. garlic paste
- splash of soya sauce
Instructions
For Chicken Manchurian
Heat the oil, add the whole red chilli, ginger and garlic pastes followed by the spring onions and chopped green chilli. Fry for a minute then add the tomato paste, ketchup, sugar and salt/pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then add the water/stock. Let it come to a simmer, lower the heat and add the corn flour paste. The sauce will instantly start to thicken. Once it is of a good thick consistency, add the fried chicken and a splash of soya sauce. Stir together and adjust salt, simmer for 3 more minutes on low heat, then turn off the heat and serve over fried rice, garnish with some chopped spring onions.
For Egg-Fried Rice
Beat the egg and add a small drop of yellow color to it. (color is optional)
Heat the oil, add the garlic and spring onions, fry for a minute, then add the egg, salt and pepper and scramble it. Now add the capsicum and carrot, stir fry for a few minutes then add the cooked rice. Stir fry for a minute, splash some soya sauce on it, then put the heat on very low and cover the pan.
Let it steam for about 5 minutes and serve!
Thank u n thanx a lot for wonderful receptive, made this with few others last night at dinner n the outcome balanced all my tiredness, u r such a blessings. Stay blessed forever.
Hi Fauzia,
Sorry I am confused with the term ‘two cup cooked rice’. Shall I take two cups of uncooked rice and cook them, or take 1.25 cups of uncooked rice so I get 2 cups of cooked rice?
Thanks,
Shahla
Hi, cook the rice first, then measure out 2 cups of the cooked rice and use that in the recipe.
assalamualaikum sis
i have just tried this resipe
alhamthulillah it was very tasty..
actually this my 1st attempt of cooking 😛
thanks alot sis…for this recipe…its really helpful..
Hi I wanted to knw if I wanna cook for 4 ppl shall I just double the ingredients ??
Hi, yes.
can i prepare this dish a day before. Will the fried chicken manchurian piecs be soggy ?
Best to prepare this dish on the day you plan on serving it.
else is it ok to make the gravy a day earlier & marinate the chicken pieces and fry the next day , adding to the gravy prior the occasion ?
Yes that is fine.
Please can I have the recipe for Hot & Sour soup
can u please tell me the recipe of chopsey cant find it on your website…
Sorry don’t have the recipe posted yet.
Perfect fast, and easy. One suggestion i broiled my chicken insteaad of frying. Avoiding fried food.
Salaams
How much water do you use for the corn flour paste
W/Salaam, about 1 tbsp or so.
What if I boil the rice in chicken stock?
That would be fine. 🙂
What do u mean by splash if soya sauce
A splash is more or less 1 tbsp. 🙂
Hi, Tried this Recipe out… it turned out to be finger licking!!!
Thanks soooo much for the awesome posts.
Your Recipes are so simple and easy to follow. Great Job, Great food!!!
When u say half a cup of water or chicken stock. How do you make chicken stock? Is it still half a cup of chicken stock?
Boil some chicken (separately, not the one used in the recipe) preferably with bones. Then measure out the soup and that is called stock. Otherwise use water. And yes same half cup as mentioned.
hopefully its a lovely dish.. thanks for introducing here..
Hi! It looks yummilious! Can I use chicken with fish and I want to ask I eat maxi can chicken with rice don’t know what sauce they really use along with soyasauce,is it wostershire sauce please help me.thanks
Thanks. Yes you can use fish in place of chicken. I did not understand the second part of your question.
Is the egg enough to make a
Is the egg enough to make a batter or dose the chicken release its own water whilemarinating?
Yes the egg is enough for
Yes the egg is enough for this recipe.
Excellent recipe.
Excellent recipe.
Q- when mancurian is left it releases water why so? Please help
Thanks
Thanks! I’ve not had that
Thanks! I’ve not had that problem, maybe the cornflour you used doesn’t thicken the gravy properly?
i made this for my in laws
i made this for my in laws and they forgot themselves in my house.thanks to F and F.luv u loads
salam fouzia
salam fouzia
can I use fish instead of chicken
thanx
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.