Chicken Manchurian – Gravy

Ingredients:

½ kg boneless chicken – small / medium sized pieces

Spring onion – 2 stalks

Garlic cloves – 2 chopped

Corn flour – 2 tbsp

Pepper powder – 1 ¼ tsp

Salt – 1 ¼ tsp

Sugar – 2 tsp

Soya sauce – 2 tbsp + 1 tsp

Egg – ½ (white and the yolk)

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Chili powder – 1 tsp

Chili sauce – ½ tbsp

For the Marinade:

Mix Egg, salt 1 tsp, pepper powder 1 tsp, corn flour 1 tsp, sugar 1 tsp, soy sauce 1 tsp – mix it with boneless chicken pieces and marinate for minimum 30 minutes.

Seasoning:

Mix Chili sauce, black pepper ¼ tsp, salt ¼ tsp, soy sauce 2 tbsp, lemon juice, sugar 1 tsp, chili powder

Chili oil:

Boil 1 tbsp chili powder in ½ cup oil

Instructions:

• -          Heat a thick bottomed Kadai with 1 tbsp oil
• -          Add chopped garlic and then marinated chicken pieces
• -          Season little chili powder and cook the chicken pieces in medium flame
• -          Meanwhile mix seasoning and remaining marinade and keep ready
• -          Once chicken is fried in the oil, add chopped spring onion, seasoning and water (or chicken stock)
• -          Cook in medium flame for 15 – 20 mins till chicken is well cooked
• -          Dissolve remaining corn flour in water and pour into the pan, stirring constantly
• -          Let it cook for 5 minutes in medium flame, turn off the flame, pour red chili oil on it and add few spring greens for garnish
• -          Serve with any Fried rice