🍗🔥 Chicken Manchurian – Crispy Golden Chicken Tossed in a Bold, Tangy & Spicy Indo-Chinese Sauce, Perfectly Paired with Fried Rice or Noodles 🍜✨

🍗🔥 Chicken Manchurian is the ultimate Indo-Chinese comfort dish, loved for its crispy chicken and bold, tangy-spicy sauce 😍🍜. Juicy chicken bites are fried to golden perfection, then tossed in a glossy garlic-chilli gravy enhanced with premium PIKS spices for extra depth and warmth ✨🌶️. Perfect with fried rice or noodles, this restaurant-style favorite is easy to recreate at home and guaranteed to impress!

🍗🔥 Chicken Manchurian – Full Recipe

🧾 Ingredients

For marinating & frying chicken:

• 500 g boneless chicken (bite-size pieces) 🍗

• 1 tsp PIKS Red Chilli Powder 🌶️

• ½ tsp PIKS Black Pepper Powder

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp cornflour

• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 egg (optional) 🥚

• Salt to taste

• Oil for deep frying

For Manchurian sauce:

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1 tbsp chopped garlic 🧄

• 1 tbsp chopped ginger

• 2 green chillies (slit) 🌶️

• 1 small onion (cubed) 🧅

• 1 small capsicum (cubed) 🫑

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp chilli sauce

• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup

• ½ tsp PIKS Red Chilli Powder

• ½ tsp PIKS Black Pepper Powder

• ½ tsp PIKS Garam Masala

• 1 cup water or stock

• 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry)

• Spring onions for garnish 🌿

👩‍🍳 Method

1️⃣ Marinate the chicken

In a bowl, mix chicken with PIKS Red Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, soy sauce, cornflour, flour, egg, and salt. Rest for 20–30 minutes 🍗✨.

2️⃣ Fry until crispy

Heat oil and deep-fry chicken pieces in batches until golden and crispy. Remove and drain 🔥.

3️⃣ Prepare the sauce base

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok. Add garlic, ginger, and green chillies. Sauté until fragrant 🧄🌶️.

4️⃣ Add veggies

Add onion and capsicum. Stir-fry on high heat to keep them slightly crunchy 🫑✨.

5️⃣ Add sauces & spices

Add soy sauce, chilli sauce, ketchup, PIKS Red Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, and Garam Masala. Mix well 🌶️🔥.

6️⃣ Simmer & thicken

Pour in water or stock and bring to a boil. Add cornflour slurry and cook until the sauce turns glossy and thick.

7️⃣ Toss the chicken

Add fried chicken and toss well so every piece is coated in the flavorful sauce 😍🔥.

🍽️ Serving Suggestion

Serve hot Chicken Manchurian with veg fried rice, hakka noodles, or steamed rice for a complete Indo-Chinese meal 🍜✨.

💡 Tip: For extra crispiness, double-fry the chicken before tossing it in the sauce 🍗🔥.

Thank You😘