Chicken/Cauliflower Manchurian

This recipe was give to me by my friend Mahboob.

Part One

Ingredients:

½ kg boneless chicken or boiled cauliflower.
Marinade:- ginger garlic paste, lal mirchi pwdr(red chilly powder), dhaniya pwdr(corriander powder), haldi(turmeric powder), salt , 1 egg(optional if veggie)
Coating:- maida : corn flour :: 2 : 1 and some salt.

Method :

Marinate chicken/cauliflower in the marinade for an hour
Roll it in the coating
Deep fry

Part Two

Ingredients:

White portion of spring onions – chopped – 3 handfuls
Green portion of spring onions – chopped
Ginger- chopped – ¼ cup
Garlic- chopped – ¼ cup
Capsicum- cut in rings – 2 no.s
Salt – to taste
Sugar – 3 tsp
Ajinomoto - ½ tsp
Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
Tomato sauce - 2 - tbsp
Green chilli sauce -1- tbsp
Vinegar – few drops
Oil – 2 tbsp
Corn flour – 2 tbsp – dissolved in ½ litre water
Red chillies- 10 no.s – boil in water – cool – add oil – blend in a mixie to form a paste


Method :

Heat oil in a kadai
Fry the white portion of the spring onions till golden
Add 1 tsp sugar to caramelize
Add the ginger and garlic - fry
Add the chilli paste - fry
Add the soy, tomato and green chilli sauces
Add the vinegar
Add salt
Add capsicum and wait till the raw smell goes
Add the corn flour mixture while stirring continuously
Add the rest of the sugar and ajinomoto
Add the chicken/cauliflower and simmer for 10 mins
Add the green portion of the spring onions.