Veg Manchurian

Name: Veg Manchurian
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For veg manchurian balls; 1& 1/4 cup cabbage finely chopped; 1/2 cup carrot grated (1 medium); 1/4 cup French beans finely chopped; 2 tbsps capsicum grated or minced; 1/4 cup spring onions finely chopped; 3 tbsps corn flour; 3 tbsps plain flour or maida; 1/4-1/2 tsp pepper crushed; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; to taste Salt; as needed Oil; For veg manchurian sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp oil; 3/4 tbsp garlic finely chopped; 1/2 tbsp ginger finely chopped; 1/4 cup spring onions finely chopped; 1/4 cup capsicum or bell peppers finely chopped; 1 tbsp soya sauce; 2 tbsp red chilli sauce; 1 tsp vinegar or tomato ketchup as needed (or apple cider vinegar); 3/4 tbsp. corn flour (1 tsp for dry); 1/4 cup water to dissolve corn starch(2 tbsps for dry); 1 cup water or veg stock for gravy (½ cup for dry); 1/2-3/4 tsp red chilli powder or 1 tsp red chilli paste; as needed Salt; 1-1 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/4-1/2 tsp pepper coarsely crushed

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Ingredients

20 minutes

3-4 servings

For veg manchurian balls
1& 1/4 cupcabbage finely chopped
1/2 cupcarrot grated (1 medium)
1/4 cupFrench beans finely chopped
2 tbspscapsicum grated or minced
1/4 cupspring onions finely chopped
3 tbspscorn flour
3 tbspsplain flour or maida
1/4-1/2 tsppepper crushed
1 tspginger garlic paste
to tasteSalt
as neededOil
For veg manchurian sauce
1 1/2 tbspoil
3/4 tbspgarlic finely chopped
1/2 tbspginger finely chopped
1/4 cupspring onions finely chopped
1/4 cupcapsicum or bell peppers finely chopped
1 tbspsoya sauce
2 tbspred chilli sauce
1 tspvinegar or tomato ketchup as needed (or apple cider vinegar)
3/4 tbsp.corn flour (1 tsp for dry)
1/4 cupwater to dissolve corn starch(2 tbsps for dry)
1 cupwater or veg stock for gravy (½ cup for dry)
1/2-3/4 tspred chilli powder or 1 tsp red chilli paste
as neededSalt
1-1 1/2 tspsugar
1/4-1/2 tsppepper coarsely crushed

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Making manchurian balls....
Add veggies, corn flour, plain flour, ginger garlic paste, pepper & salt to a mixing bowl.
Mix everything well. You can also add bread crumbs to make the balls extra crisp.
2

Fry these balls in hot oil on a medium flame. Do not disturb them for few seconds to 1 min after the balls are dropped in oil. They will be delicate and may break.
After few seconds of frying, you can keep stirring and fry until they turn golden.
3

Drain them on a kitchen tissue.
4

Making manchurian sauce...
Heat oil in a pan, then add ginger garlic and saute for a min.
Add spring onions and capsicum.
Saute for 1 to 2 mins on a high flame without burning.
5

While these fry dissolve corn flour in water.
Lower the heat, then add soya sauce, red chilli sauce and red chilli paste.
Stir the corn flour, pour it to the pan.
6

Next stir gently and pour water. Stir and taste the mixture.
Add vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar all to suit your taste. The sauce should taste slightly sour, hot and sweet.
Keep stirring and cook on a medium flame until the sauce thickens. Do not cook till very thick. The sauce will thicken further after cooling.
7

Switch off the flame and allow the sauce to cool for 1 to 2 mins. Boiling hot sauce will make the veg balls soft and will lose the crispness.
8

How to make veg manchurian...
Add the veg balls to the sauce just before serving. Garnish with spring onions,chillies sauce and tomato sauce.
9

Serve Veg Manchurian as a starter and will get appreciation for the yummy flavour indeed.