31 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Air Fryer Chicken Lollipop
Restaurant-style chicken lollipops with a shatter-crisp coating. Air fryer method uses 80% less oil. The party starter that silences the room.
🌶️ Medium
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Best Indo-Chinese Recipes
Restaurant-style chilli chicken, hakka noodles, manchurian and more — tested recipes that actually taste like takeaway. No deep fryer needed.
15 Tested Recipes
25 min Average Time
5 Air Fryer Recipes
What Makes These Recipes Different?
Every recipe here has been tested and re-tested until it tastes like the best Indo-Chinese restaurant you've been to. We've figured out the shortcuts that don't compromise on flavour — like using an air fryer instead of deep frying, or making the same glossy sauces with less oil.
Whether you're craving crispy chilli chicken on a weeknight or hosting a dinner party with gobi manchurian and hakka noodles, we've got you covered.
Starters & Soups
Crispy appetizers and warming soups to kick off your meal
22 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Crispy Air Fryer Spring Rolls
Shatteringly crisp vegetable spring rolls in the air fryer—no deep frying, no oil splatter. Fresh coleslaw hack makes prep effortless.
🌶️ Mild
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14 min
Restaurant-Style Hot and Sour Soup (The Swangy Build)
Mouth-puckering Indo-Chinese hot and sour soup with silky egg ribbons. Restaurant flavor, 14 minutes, no shortcuts on taste.
🌶️ Medium
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35 min
Extra Crispy
Manchow Soup
Thick, spicy Indo-Chinese vegetable soup crowned with crispy fried noodles. More robust than hot and sour, this restaurant favourite delivers warmth, texture, and that unmistakable chilli-vinegar kick.
🌶️ Medium
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Chicken Dishes
Restaurant-style chicken recipes with that authentic Indo-Chinese taste
15 min
Extra Crispy
Chilli Chicken
Restaurant-style Indo-Chinese chilli chicken, re-engineered for speed. Crispy battered chicken in a glossy, spicy sauce. Zero deep frying required.
🌶️ Medium
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21 min
Extra Crispy
Dragon Chicken
Fiery strips of crispy chicken tossed with toasted cashews in a glossy red chilli glaze. Restaurant-style heat, home kitchen speed.
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Hot
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26 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Salt and Pepper Chicken
Crispy air fryer salt and pepper chicken with aromatic five-spice. The UK's favorite takeaway, lighter and faster at home.
🌶️ Medium
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Vegetarian Dishes
Crispy paneer, cauliflower, tofu and more — just as satisfying as the meat dishes
28 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Air Fryer Honey Chilli Potatoes
Crispy air fryer potatoes glazed in sticky honey-chilli sauce. Restaurant taste, 80% less oil. Ready in under 30 minutes.
🌶️ Medium
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22 min
Extra Crispy
Restaurant-Style Chilli Paneer (No Deep Frying)
Crispy pan-seared paneer in a glossy Indo-Chinese sauce. Restaurant taste, zero deep frying. Ready in 22 minutes.
🌶️ Medium
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40 min
Extra Crispy
Crispy Chilli Tofu (Restaurant Style)
Shatter-crisp tofu in a glossy sweet-spicy-tangy sauce. The vegan answer to chilli paneer. Press it right, coat it light, and watch non-vegans reach for seconds.
🌶️ Medium
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38 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Crispy Gobi Manchurian Dry (Shatter-Shell Air Fryer Method)
Restaurant-style gobi manchurian with a shatter-crisp coating. Air fryer method uses 80% less oil. The crunch that silences the table.
🌶️ Medium
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Noodles & Rice
The essential carbs — hakka noodles, fried rice, and more
25 min
Chilli Garlic Noodles
Fiery, garlicky, restaurant-style chilli garlic noodles in 25 minutes. The perfect balance of heat, pungent garlic, and subtle sweetness that makes this Indo-Chinese takeaway favourite irresistible.
🌶️ Medium
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22 min
Better-Than-Takeaway Vegetable Hakka Noodles
Restaurant-style Hakka noodles with perfect wok hei. The secret to non-sticky, non-mushy noodles that actually taste like takeaway. Ready in 22 minutes.
🌶️ Mild
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17 min
Quick Schezwan Fried Rice
Smoky, pungent, restaurant-style Schezwan fried rice in 17 minutes. No pre-made sauce required. The no-blend chilli paste hack that changes everything.
🌶️🌶️ Spicy
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Seafood
Prawns and fish cooked Indo-Chinese style
Popular
Air Fryer Recipes
Get that crispy restaurant texture with 80% less oil. These recipes are specifically designed for air fryers.
28 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Air Fryer Honey Chilli Potatoes
Crispy air fryer potatoes glazed in sticky honey-chilli sauce. Restaurant taste, 80% less oil. Ready in under 30 minutes.
🌶️ Medium
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31 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Air Fryer Chicken Lollipop
Restaurant-style chicken lollipops with a shatter-crisp coating. Air fryer method uses 80% less oil. The party starter that silences the room.
🌶️ Medium
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22 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Crispy Air Fryer Spring Rolls
Shatteringly crisp vegetable spring rolls in the air fryer—no deep frying, no oil splatter. Fresh coleslaw hack makes prep effortless.
🌶️ Mild
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38 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Crispy Gobi Manchurian Dry (Shatter-Shell Air Fryer Method)
Restaurant-style gobi manchurian with a shatter-crisp coating. Air fryer method uses 80% less oil. The crunch that silences the table.
🌶️ Medium
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26 min
Air Fryer
Extra Crispy
Salt and Pepper Chicken
Crispy air fryer salt and pepper chicken with aromatic five-spice. The UK's favorite takeaway, lighter and faster at home.
🌶️ Medium
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New to Air Fryer Cooking?
Our Air Fryer Secrets lesson teaches you the key techniques for crispy Indo-Chinese food without deep frying.
Ready to Cook?
Start with our most popular recipe — Chilli Chicken. It's the classic Indo-Chinese dish that everyone loves.