I had my first Chicken Manchurian in a Chinese restaurant in UAE (United Arab Emirates). To me it felt like this dish will consume so much time to be prepared. The blend of spices and the texture of the chicken made me think so, but I was wrong!
Chicken Manchurian is an easy dish to make. I couldn’t believe it when I first saw a Chef preparing it on TV.

Chicken Manchurian.
Something else caught my attention, all the Chefs who prepared Chicken Manchurian, were either Indians or Pakistanis! I haven’t seen a Chinese Chef making Chicken Manchurian, yet!
I tried to get on google.com and find out the origin of this dish. I got more confused and found no straight answer, so my GUESS is, originally Chicken Manchurian is a Chinese dish which later got modified to match Indian cuisine, so it’s kind of Indo-Chinese mix.
I am done researching, and to be honest it doesn’t really matter to me, I just want to cook Chicken Manchurian and eat it.
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As for my recipe, here you go!

Chicken Manchurian
Ingredients
- **Chicken Marinade:
- 3 skinless chicken thighs cut into cubes
- Salt to taste
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 4 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Enough oil to deep fry the chicken
- **For the sauce:
- 4 garlic minced
- 2 dry red chili
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 small onion finely sliced
- 4 teaspoon soy sauce
- ¼ cup green pepper cut in cubes
- 2 spring onion chopped
- 2 1/2 cup chicken stock or 2 1/2 cups water mixed with one chicken bouillon
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
- **To thicken the sauce:
- 3 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with three tablespoon water
Instructions
- **Frying the chicken:
- Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl, and then add the chicken. Keep aside for five minutes.
- In a deep frying pan add oil, when hot add the chicken and fry until golden in color. Keep aside.
- **Making the sauce:
- In a pan, add oil when hot, add the onion and sauté until translucent. Add garlic, dry chili, ginger, and sauté for one minute. Add the rest of sauce ingredients and let it come to a boil.
- Mix three tablespoon of cornstarch with three tablespoon water and add to the previous sauce. Keep stirring until it thickens then add the fried chicken and mix well.
20 Comments
Melanie @ Melanie Cooks
22/02/2016 at 11:18 amThat sticky sauce looks mouthwatering! This chicken looks better than in Chinese restaurant! Delicious!
munatycooking
22/02/2016 at 6:40 pmThanks Melanie! Homemade is always the best 🙂
Alison
22/02/2016 at 11:48 amThis looks lovely, I had not heard of it before. Will definitely have to try it
munatycooking
22/02/2016 at 6:39 pmHey Alison, thanks for stopping by! It is new for many, but it’s worth the try 🙂
Rahul @ samosastreet
22/02/2016 at 3:58 pmSuper inviting and irresistible chicken munchurian. Loved the presentation
munatycooking
22/02/2016 at 6:39 pmThank you Rahul 🙂
Nagi@RecipeTinEats
22/02/2016 at 6:50 pmIt’s so savory! The sticky sauce is absolutely perfect for the chicken. This is a wonderful recipe!
munatycooking
23/02/2016 at 11:03 amThanks for kind words Nagi, hope you like it 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes
23/02/2016 at 12:58 amThose chicken bites look so succulent and delicious. Bet the sauce would be fantastic with some fish too.
munatycooking
23/02/2016 at 11:00 amYou read my mind, I was thinking of trying a fish version 🙂
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
23/02/2016 at 8:41 amI’ve never had Chicken Manchurian.. shoot I’ve never even heard of it and looking at your pictures I am clearly missing out!! This looks delicious! That sauce is totally calling my name! Can’t wait to give this a try! Cheers and thanks for sharing the YUM!
munatycooking
23/02/2016 at 11:03 amI know, many didn’t hear about it, but it is popular in India, how strange :)… Thanks for stopping by dear!
David | Spiced
23/02/2016 at 10:19 amOh my gosh! This sounds (and looks) amazing, Muna! I could totally go for this for dinner tonight! 🙂
munatycooking
23/02/2016 at 11:01 amThanks David 🙂
Tricia
24/02/2016 at 12:31 pmI love this dish! Not only does it look beautiful, the flavors are perfect 🙂
munatycooking
25/02/2016 at 6:47 amHope you give it a try Tricia, you will like the combination of flavors 🙂
AiPing | Curious Nut
24/02/2016 at 4:03 pmThat looks absolutely delicious. It truly is a cross between Indian and Chinese since this recipe starts off with garlic, ginger and dried chilies but then soy sauce is added later instead of spices. So cool.
munatycooking
25/02/2016 at 6:46 amI love this dish but the problem is I can’t really say it’s Chinese or Indian 🙂
Thanks for your kind words dear.
Mamta
11/06/2016 at 8:27 amI love chicken Manchurian a lot and never thought of making it. Will definitely give it a try.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
munatycooking
11/06/2016 at 12:09 pmHi Mamta, thanks for stopping by, glad that you liked my recipe and I hope you enjoy it 🙂