Chicken Manchurian - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon ground pepper
    1 egg
    3 tablespoons cornflour
    oil (for deep frying)
    For the sauce
    2 chopped green chilies
    2 inches chopped ginger
    1/4 cup soya sauce
    1/4 cup tomato ketchup
    2 tablespoons oyster sauce
    2 tablespoons cornflour, mixed in 1/2 cup water
Preparation
    Wash chicken cubes.
    Drain.
    Mix with salt, pepper, egg and cornflour.
    Heat wok with oil and deep fry each piece of chicken.
    Remove and keep aside.
    In another wok, take 4 tbsp of oil.
    When hot add the chopped chillies, ginger and garlic.
    Fry for 2 minutes.
    Add the sauces.
    Stir for a minute.
    Add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil.
    Add the fried chicken pieces.
    If more gravy is needed, add another half cup of water.
    Bring it to a boil.
    Mix the cornflour into the chicken gravy.
    Stir continuously till a thick gravy is obtained.
    Season with salt if need be and serve with fried rice and soup.

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