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Chicken Lollipop Manchurian Recipe, Easy Indo-Chinese

Name: Chicken Lollipop Manchurian Recipe, Easy Indo-Chinese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Ingredients: 10 pcs Chicken Lollipop, raw; 3 tbsp Cornflour; 3 tbsp Plain flour; 1 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 1 tsp Salt; ½ tsp Black pepper; 3 tbsp Water; 500 ml Oil for frying; 1 tbsp Oil; 4 Garlic, minced; 1 tbsp Ginger, minced; 2 Green chillies; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp Chilli sauce; 1 tsp Vinegar; 1 tbsp Cornflour slurry; 150 ml Water; 2 Spring onions, sliced

Fried chicken lollipops tossed in a tangy Manchurian sauce with garlic, ginger and spring onions. A restaurant starter at home.

Total time

50 m

25 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Medium

double step

Indo-Chinese

Starter

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Method

7 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Get set
Take the chicken out of the fridge 15 minutes before cooking. Pat it dry with paper towels. Wash your hands, board and knife after handling raw chicken.
02
Coat
Mix the batter and coat the lollipops. Rest for 15 minutes.
03
Fry
Heat the oil to 175 °C. Fry the lollipops in batches for 8 to 9 minutes until golden. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer. Drain.
04
Start the sauce
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok. Cook the garlic, ginger and chillies for 1 minute.
05
Build the sauce
Add the soy, ketchup, chilli sauce, vinegar and water. Simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the slurry until glossy.
06
Toss
Add the lollipops and toss for 1 minute.
07
Serve
Finish with spring onions.

Questions

Can I air fry the lollipops?+

Yes. Spray the coated lollipops and cook at 190 °C for 18 to 20 minutes.

How do I keep them crisp?+

Toss in the sauce just before serving.

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