Air Fryer Chicken Manchurian
Description
Chicken Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese recipe that has delicious lip smacking flavours. Chicken balls are traditionally deep fried and tossed in a delicious Chinese curry that is served with fried rice or noodles.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken mince
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. ginger garlic minced
- 1 tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. red chilli powder optional
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. chilli garlic sauce
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- ½ tsp. ketchup
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp. ginger minced
- 1 tsp. garlic minced
- 1 green pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
Directions
- In a bowl, mix together chicken mince with cornstarch, soy sauce, minced ginger and garlic, salt and pepper. If the mix feels too watery, you can add some more cornstarch so that you can form balls.
- Lightly grease your palms with oil and then take some chicken mince mixture in your palms to form balls. Make balls and keep aside.
- You can deep fry these chicken balls in medium hot oil till done.
- Preheat air fryer to 360F or 180C for 3 minutes. Lightly grease the basket with oil. Place the chicken balls in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry for 8–10 minutes at 360F or 180C. Take them out once done. You can check with the meat thermometer to ensure that the internal temperature is above 165F.
- Heat oil in a pan. Toss in the minced ginger and garlic. Saute for a minute. Add green pepper and onion cubes and pan fry for a couple of minutes till translucent.
- Also add sliced green chillies if using. Add in the prepared Manchurian sauce. Cook it for about 2-3 minutes till bubbling.
- Add in the cornstarch slurry slowly to the bubbling sauce. It will thicken instantly. Depending upon how thick you want your sauce to be, add the slurry and cook.
- Finally add crispy chicken balls and toss. Garnish with scallion greens and serve hot.
- Your delightful chicken manchurian is ready to serve. Enjoy. Serve it hot with noodles or fried rice.
