🍲 Chicken Manchurian with Fried Rice Recipe

📌 Description

Chicken Manchurian with Fried Rice is a restaurant-style Indo-Chinese favorite that combines crispy chicken balls in a tangy, slightly spicy Manchurian sauce served alongside fragrant egg fried rice. This fusion dish is widely popular in Pakistan, India, and beyond for its bold flavors and comfort-food appeal. Perfect for family dinners, parties, or weekend cravings!

📝 Ingredients

For Chicken Manchurian:

• Chicken mince – 500g

• Onion (finely chopped) – 1 medium

• Green chili (chopped) – 1

• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp

• Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp

• Cornflour – 3 tbsp

• Egg – 1

• Salt & pepper – to taste

• Oil – for frying

For Manchurian Sauce:

• Garlic (chopped) – 1 tbsp

• Onion (cubed) – 1 medium

• Capsicum (cubed) – 1

• Tomato ketchup – ½ cup

• Soy sauce – 2 tbsp

• Chili sauce – 1 tbsp

• Vinegar – 1 tbsp

• Cornflour slurry – 2 tbsp cornflour + ½ cup water

• Chicken stock – 1 cup

• Salt & pepper – to taste

For Fried Rice:

• Basmati rice – 2 cups (boiled & cooled)

• Egg – 2 (beaten)

• Carrot (finely chopped) – ½ cup

• Spring onion – ½ cup

• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp

• Salt & pepper – to taste

• Oil – 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Method

Chicken Manchurian:

1. In a bowl, mix chicken mince, onion, chili, soy sauce, egg, cornflour, salt, and pepper.

2. Shape into small balls and deep fry until golden brown. Set aside.

3. In a wok, heat 2 tbsp oil, sauté garlic, onion cubes, and capsicum for 1–2 minutes.

4. Add ketchup, soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, chicken stock, salt, and pepper.

5. Stir in cornflour slurry until sauce thickens.

6. Add fried chicken balls and coat well in sauce.

Fried Rice:

1. Heat oil in a wok, scramble eggs, and set aside.

2. Add chopped carrots, stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Add boiled rice, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

4. Toss in scrambled eggs and spring onion.

Serve hot with Chicken Manchurian for a complete meal.