Chicken Manchurian

Ingredients
For making the chicken marinade: 

• Boneless chicken - 3/4 lb 
• (cut into 1 1/2 inch length thin strips.)
• All purpose flour or maida - 3 tsp 
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 - 3 tsp 
• Ajinomoto - 1/2 tsp Soya 
• Sauce - 1/2 tbsp 
• Chili sauce - 1 tsp (optional) 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil for deep frying

For making the sauce:

• Ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp 
• Garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp 
• Green chillies, finely chopped 2 tsp 
• Spring onions - finely chopped - 5 tbsp 
• Soya sauce - 1/4 tbsp 
• Chili sauce - 1/2 tsp(optional) 
• Tomato sauce/ketchup - 1 tbsp (optional) 
• Black Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp 
• Sugar - 1 tsp 
• Ajinomoto - a pinch 
• Chicken stock - 1/4 cup 
• (or use Maggi/Knorr Chicken Soup Cubes) 
• Maida/All-purpose flour with water 
• (mix 3 tbsp of maida & 1/4 cup of water) 
• Oil 2 tbsp 
• Salt To taste

Method:

• Combine all the ingredients for the 
• marinade (except oil) and set aside for 1/ 2 - 1 hour. 
• Heat the oil in a frying pan. Deep fry the chicken pieces a few at a time.
• Drain when golden brown and cooked. Keep aside. 
• In another pan, heat oil, and then add the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies and finally some spring onion and saute for a minute.
• Add the soya sauce, chili sauce/tomato sauce, pepper, sugar, ajinomoto, stock and salt. 
• Add little water and bring to a boil. 
• Add the fried chicken and cook for 3 minutes. 
• Then add the maida and water mixture and stir so that no lumps are formed. Cook for a few minutes until the mixture thickens slightly.