In a large mixing bowl add the gram flour, corn flour, Rice flour, maida, ginger garlic paste, and red chili powder. Add little water and bring it to a thick paste.
chop the boneless chicken pieces into cube-sized pieces and add to the marinade.
Combine and let it marinate for 30 mins.
Preheat the air fryer to 392 F / 200 c for 5 mins. Brush the air fryer basket with oil and air fry at 356 F / 180 c for 16 mins.
After 8 mins open the air fryer and flip the chicken. Brush with little oil and then air fry for another 8 mins. If you do not have an air fryer you may deep fry the chicken.
Cook the Manchurian
Heat a pan with 1 tbsp oil. Once it's hot add in chopped garlic and green chili. Saute for a min and then add the diced onion.
Cook for a min and then add in the diced capsicum. Cook for 2 mins.
Next add the Sweet Chilli Sauce, soy sauce, salt, and pepper powder. Mix everything well.
Take the Corn flour in a bowl and add little water and form a slurry and mix well. Now add this Corn flour slurry to the pan and keep cooking for a min or till the gravy thickens.
Check for salt and add if needed. Now add the air-fried Chicken.
Mix everything well such that the sauce coats the chicken well. Cook for a min and then switch off the flame.
Garnish with chopped Spring Onions and serve hot with fried rice.
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Notes
You can actually add a pinch of ajinomoto, however that is completely optional.
Keep a check while adding salt as the sauce will also have Salt in it.
I made it as a thick gravy, you can also dilute it if you require it saucier.