Manchurian chicken

Ingredients

• 1 libra of boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
• 4 large cloves of garlic, finely minced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 6 small green chilies, cut in half lengthwise
• 4 tablepsoons soy sauce (light or low sodium is fine)
• 2 tablepsoons tomato sauce
• 2 tablepsoons cornstarch
• 1 cup of water
• ½ cup of oil (vegetable or canola)
• salt and pepper to taste
• cilantro leaves, finely chopped for garnish
• toasted sesame seeds for garnish