Chicken Manchurian / Indo - Chinese dish

• Chicken boneless                                  - ½ kg
• All purpose flour                                   - 2 tbsp
• Corn flour                                             - 2 tbsp
• Egg                                                      - 1
• Lime juice / vinegar                                - ¼ tsp
• Salt as required

• Onion finely chopped                            - 1 cup
• Green chilly  slit lengthwise                    - 1
• Ginger garlic paste                                - 1 tbsp
• Soy sauce                                            - 1 ½ tbsp
• Chilly sauce                                          - 1 tbsp
• Tomato ketchup                                     - 2 tbsp
• Sugar                                                   - 1 tsp
• Food color                                            - a pinch
• Chicken stock                                        - ¼ cup
• Spring onions chopped                           - for garnishing
• Oil to fry                                  

1. In a mixing bowl, add all purpose flour, egg, corn flour, lime juice / vinegar and salt.
2. Mix well and marinate the chicken for 1 hour.

3. Heat oil in a kadai or pan and fry the marinated chicken until it is well tender.

4. Take cake not to overcook, as the chicken will turn hard ( if fried perfectly, the chicken will be soft & juicy )
5. Drain and reserve the fried chicken pieces in kitchen tissue.

6. Heat 2 tsp oil in a fry pan.
7. Add onion and saute till transculent.
8. Add green chilly, chopped spring onion, ginger garlic paste and saute in low flame till raw smell disappears.
9. Now add soy sauce, chilly sauce, tomato ketchup, food color, sugar and chicken stock.
10. Stir well and bring it to a boil.

11. Add fried chicken pieces to it.
12. Combine and slow cook till all the sauce is fully absorbed with the chicken.
13. Check for salt & seasonings.

14. Simmer for few minutes.
15. Once the contents attains thick stage, transfer it to a serving bowl.
16. Garnish with chopped spring onions.

17. Yummy & tempting chicken Manchurian dry is  ready to relish.