Bread Manchurian

Ingredients 

• 4-5 bread slices, cut into squares
• 1 cup refined flour (maida)
• ½ cup cornflour/ corn starch
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon oil+ to shallow fry 
• 1 medium onion, cubed and layers separated
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1½ tablespoons soy sauce
• 1½ tablespoons green chilli sauce
• 1½ tablespoons red chilli sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1-2 green chillies, sliced diagonally
• 1 medium green capsicum, diced
• Sliced spring onion greens for garnish 

Method

1. Mix together refined flour, cornflour, crushed peppercorns and salt in a bowl, add sufficient water and whisk to a smooth batter.
2. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan.
3. Dip bread squares in the batter, place in the pan and shallow-fry, turning sides, till golden brown on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in another non-stick pan. Add onion and sauté till translucent. Add ginger-garlic paste, mix and sauté for a minute.
5. Add soy sauce, green chilli sauce, red chilli sauce and vinegar and mix well. Add sugar, crushed peppercorns, salt, green chillies and capsicum, mix and bring to a boil.
6. Add fried bread squares and toss well.
7. Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.