Chicken Manchurian recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 1kg chicken fillets (cut into big cubes)
• 1 Egg (beaten)
• 2 tablespoons maizena (corn flour)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• ½ teaspoon Chicken spice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon red masala
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 cup water + 2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
• 240g tub Tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons Water
• Also needed-
• 1 large Onion (cut into quarters)
• Chopped spring onions
• 1. Mix chicken in above ingredients and leave it to marinate for 30 minutes.
• 2. Deep fry the chicken pieces in oil on med-high until golden brown.
• 3. Drain on paper towel.
• 4. Heat up some oil, stir fry garlic, ginger and chilli paste.
• 5. Add chicken stock water, tomato paste and sauces.
• 6. Cook until sauce boils.
• 7. Mix maizena (corn flour) with water and add into the sauce.
• 8. Let it thicken.
• 9. Add in onion wedges and the fried chicken pieces.
• 10. Mix till chicken well coated. Garnish with chopped spring onions.