Desi Chinese ( Chicken Manchurian modified)

This dish is super tasty, very easy to make, it takes me about 35 minutes to cook this + Egg fried rice as the side dish, for my egg fried rice recipe CLICK HERE

3/2 tbsp oil

sugar 1 + 1/2 tsp

1/2 tsp garlic powder 

2/3 yellow onion cut into cubes, not too small, about 2/3''squares

1 bell pepper (your choice, can use red, yellow or green). Cut into cubes

boneless chicken, about 2/3 of a chicken breast, cut into bit size pieces.

salt (to taste)

soysauce (to taste) ---> I add about 3-4 tbsp. for the quantities above)

chinese salt (ajino moto)

crushed red pepper (to taste).

Tomato sauce ---> you can buy canned sauce from the market, or you can make your own. See How

3/4 tbsp corn flour. 

1. Fry onion in 1 tbsp oil on high heat for 1 minutes in a wide bottom frying pan. Add chicken + garlic powder+ salt + crushed pepper. Fry for about 3-4 minutes. Stirring constantly. on high heat.  then add bell pepper. Fry for no more than 1 minute. 

2. Set the fried mixture (onion, chicken and bell pepper)  aside in a bowl. now put 1/2 tbsp oil in the pan. Add tomato sauce to it. cook on medium to low heat. It is cooked when oil separates from tomatoes. Add soy sauce + sugar. 

3. Stir the mixture (onion, chicken and bell pepper) into the tomato paste in the pan. Now add about 1/4 cup of water. Mix in. 

4. Mix cornflour in 1 tbsp water (add a little more if all doesn't dissolve). While stirring, pour it into the pan. Make sure all of the powder dissolves in water before pouring it into pan (other wise it will form clumps). And also, it is important to keep stirring, in order to avoid clumps. 

5). You will see the consistency getting thicker, if it is too thick for you, add a little water, if not thick enough, add a little more cornflour (NEVER add cornflour directly, always mix it in water before adding). 

6). Do not cook much longer, other wise your bell peppers will all turn soggy (I like'em crunchy!)

7). Taste. If you think it does not have a chinese taste, you haven't added wnough soysauce, add some more. If it is too tangy  (tomatoes make it tangy, some tomatoes are more tangy than others), add a little more sugar. If you think it is not hot enough for your taste buds, add some more crushed pepper. 

8). When you are satisfied  with the taste, pour it into a serving dish. Serve hot with Egg Fried Rice