If you are a vegetarian you can use Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) instead of the chicken cubes. This can be prepared also with Cauliflower and Mushrooms. |
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 500g cubed
- Maidha flour or all purpose flour – 3tbsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Onion - 1 finely chopped
- Ginger - 1 inch finely chopped
- Garlic - 2 pods finely chopped
- Tomato ketchup - 2tbsp
- Soy sauce - 1tbsp
- Lettuce - a handful
- Vegetable Oil - To deep fry
- Vegetable oil - 2tbsp
- Water - little bit to make the thin batter
Method:
- Mix the flour and salt with a little bit of water to make a thin/light batter.
- Dip every chicken cube in the batter and deep fry in hot oil until they turn light brown.
- Place them on a paper towel.
- Heat 2tbsp oil in a pan.
- Simmer the fire and add the chopped ginger and garlic.
- Add the onion and fry for 2 minutes.
- Reserve some of the lettuce for garnishing and add the rest to the pan and fry for a minute.
- Add in the soy sauce and the tomato ketchup. Mix well.
- Add the chicken cubes and fry for 3minutes.
- Serve the Chicken manchurian on a layer of lettuce.