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Chicken Manchurian Recipe (Kolkata-Style)

Madhushree Dutta
Easy recipe to make delicious Chicken Manchurian at home. Simple ingredients, instructions, and equipment to cook Kolkata-style Chicken Manchurian.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Chinese, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Kadhai

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Chicken boneless
  • tsp Ginger paste
  • tsp Ginger finely chopped
  • tsp Garlic paste
  • tbsp Garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 Egg
  • 4 tbsp Corn starch
  • 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
  • 3 Green Chili paste
  • ½ cup Chicken Stock or water
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Red Chili sauce
  • 2 tbsp Schezwan sauce
  • 2 tsp Green Chili sauce
  • 1 Bell pepper or Capsicum
  • 2 tbsp Spring onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp Chives optional
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Chop the chicken

  • First, wash the chicken and then chop it finely.
  • Next, transfer it into a bowl.

Marinate the chicken

  • Add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chili paste, black pepper, and salt to taste.
  • Mix all of them nicely.
  • Now, crack an egg into the bowl.
  • Add the cornstarch and all-purpose flour.
  • Combine all the components nicely.
  • Set them aside for around an hour.

Prepare the veggies

  • In the meantime, wash the bell pepper, spring onions, and chives (optional).
  • Dice the bell pepper, thinly slice the spring onions and chop the chop into small pieces.
  • Keep them aside.

Fry the chicken balls

  • After that, when the chicken is marinated well, take a kadhai or a deep-frying pan and pour some oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • Scoop out (can use your fingers, a tbsp, or a scoop) a small portion of the marinated minced chicken and put them gently in the oil.
  • Fry the chicken balls from all sides until golden brown.
  • Fry them in batches.
  • Now, when they are done, transfer them to a kitchen tissue-covered plate. This will soak off the excess oil.

Fry the veggies

  • Now take a skillet or a pan and add some oil. Let it heat on medium flame.
  • When the oil is hot, add the finely chopped ginger and garlic.
  • Fry them until a bit golden and then add the diced bell peppers.

Prepare the gravy

  • Stir them for a minute and then add in the chicken stock or water in the skillet.
  • Stir them well.
  • Sprinkle the black pepper on it.
  • In a bowl take 2 tbsp of water, schezwan sauce, red chili sauce, green chili sauce, soy sauce, and 2 tsp corn starch.
  • Mix them nicely and then pour the mixture into the pan or skillet.
  • Combine all of them together. (If you want you can add some tomato sauce).
  • Stir them for 2 minutes.

Add the fried chicken balls

  • When the gravy starts to thicken a bit, add in the chicken balls. Keep the flame on medium.
  • Check the salt. If needed add salt to taste.
  • Scrape from all the sides and mix them nicely.
  • When the gravy reaches your desired consistency, add in the spring onions.
  • Give them a final mix and transfer them into a bowl.
  • Garnish it with the chives.
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Chicken Recipes, Recipes for Dinner, Recipes for Lunch