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!
hi..i want to knw if i want
hi..i want to knw if i want to make manchurian wd one kg chicken..eight.servings..
than wht r the quantities??wd one kg chicken.i m confused
Hi, multiply all the
Hi, multiply all the ingredients by 4
Hi whats best option tomatoe
Hi whats best option tomatoe past or freshly made tomatoe sauce
Hi, for this recipe I would
Hi, for this recipe I would prefer tomato paste.
It’s my favourite
It’s my favourite
salams for this recipe do we
salams for this recipe do we need any side dishes? i mean like salad or any other curry dishes?
W/Salaam, no need but if you
W/Salaam, no need but if you want you could make a salad.
i need to make the recipe for
i need to make the recipe for 6ppl, how much quantity rice should i take and other ingredients?
This recipe serves 2, if you
This recipe serves 2, if you want to serve 6 then multiply every ingredient by 3.
Can we use the rice with
Can we use the rice with which we make ghee rice??
Not sure which rice is used
Not sure which rice is used for ghee rice.
Salam Fauzia
Salam Fauzia
I tried ur chicken manchurian turned out the best I ever had. I used 500 gms of chicken and I doubled all the ingredients but I need more sauce. Can u tell me how can I have more sauce without changing the taste. My husband is waiting to have this again 🙂
W/Salaam, thank you! Simply
W/Salaam, thank you! Simply double the sauce ingredients (without doubling the chicken) for this recipe to get a saucier result. 🙂
Awesome recipe. My family
Awesome recipe. My family loved it.
AoA, thank you for sharing
AoA, thank you for sharing this. Easy to cook and delicious flavor. I had blurred memory of chicken manchurian from a long time ago in PK. I think this was close. My question: can we use bell pepper in this recipe? are there any other variations of this recipe that you can share?
Salaam, thanks! You can
Salaam, thanks! You can definitely add bell pepper to the recipe. I have a veggie version using cauliflower called gobi manchurian. 🙂
A.o.a
A.o.a
Tried it yesterday and it turned out awesome 🙂
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can i use boneless chicken
can i use boneless chicken thighs instead?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
In the ‘Ingredients for
In the ‘Ingredients for Manchurian’ u wrote ‘1/2 tsp ginger and garlic paste’. U mean 1/2 tsp of each paste, or 1/2 tsp altogether?
Combined not each. 🙂
Combined not each. 🙂
Hi. In the ‘Ingredients for
Hi. In the ‘Ingredients for Sauce’, do u mean black pepper powder, or whole black peppers?
Also, would you know how many cups of uncooked rice would yield two cups of cooked rice?
Thanks.
Hi, powder not whole. And
Hi, powder not whole. And normally rice doubles in volume (approximately). So about 1 cup of rice will double to 2 cups or a bit more.
Whenever I have made the egg
Whenever I have made the egg fried rice, everyone has loved it! Yay!
I made this last week and
I made this last week and guess what, my family requested I make this again tonight! Thank you Fauzia!
Excellent recipie my family
Excellent recipie my family absolutely loved it. Thanks
Salam Fauzia,
Salam Fauzia,
I tried the manchurian recipe last night. When I added the cooked chicken to the gravy, the gravy became flaky as the batter of the chicken kind of broke off. What should i do to avoid this from happening? Also, is the chicken supposed to be deep fried? I fried it in a non-stick pan with very little oil but the batter started sticking to the pan so I poured in around 2 tbsp of additional oil.
Thank you.
W/Salaams, I normally deep
W/Salaams, I normally deep fry. Sounds like maybe the oil was not hot enough. It needs to be sufficiently heated before frying.
Salam sis which whole red
Salam sis which whole red chillie to use? Is it dry or fresh?
W/Salaam, I used fresh.
W/Salaam, I used fresh.