Vegetable manchurian recipe:

VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN OR VEG. MANCHURIAN RECIPE is a delicious Indo-chinese recipe in which fried veggie balls are tossed in a spicy, sweet and tangy sauce.

Manchurian recipe can be made in many different forms. It can be made as either a gravy version or a dry version. It can be made with Gobi, paneer, mushroom, chicken or any non-veg stuff. In this recipe, I have used mixed vegetable and have made deep fried ball with vegetables.

Ingredients for veg. manchurian:

For manchurian ball:

· Cabbage – 1 cup(grated)

· Carrot – ½ cup ( grated)

· Cauliflower – ½ cup ( finely chopped)

· Beans – ½ cup (finely chopped)

· Onion – 1 ( finely chopped)

· Ginger- garlic paste – 1 tbsp

· Black pepper powder – ½ tsp

· Maida or refined flour – 4 tbsp

· Corn flour- 4 tbsp

For gravy or sauce:

· Garlic- 6 to 7 cloves (finely chopped)

· Ginger – 2 inches( finely chopped)

· Onion – 1 (finely chopped)

· Green chilies – 3 ( finely chopped)

· Capsicum- 1 (finely chopped)

· Chili sauce – 1 tbsp

· Soy sauce- 2 tbsp

· Black pepper powder– ½ tsp

· Spring onion – ½ cup (finely chopped)

· Corn flour – 1 tbsp

· Sugar – 1 tsp

· salt

How to make vegetable manchurian:

Step-1:

How to make manchurian ball:

1. Take a big bowl and put all chopped vegetables in it.

2. Add chopped onions and ginger- garlic paste. Mix well.

3. Then add salt, black pepper powder and red chili powder.

4. Add maida or refined flour and corn flour.

5. Mix well. Make sure the dough should be in right consistency to make small ball, otherwise it will break in oil.

6. Make small balls out of this mixture and keep aside.

7. Heat a pan and add oil in it for frying the balls. When the oil becomes hot, enough to fry then gently add the balls one by one in hot oil. Do not disturb the balls for one minute because they are very delicate and it may break.

8. Fry on medium flame until it becomes golden brown from all sides.

9. Transfer the balls to a plate and keep aside for later use.

Step-2:

How to make sauce for veg. manchurian:

1. In a pan or kadai, heat two tbsp oil.

2. Add chopped garlic, ginger, onion and green chilies. Saute for a while.

3. Add chopped capsicum and fry for a minute.

4. Add salt, sugar and black pepper powder and mix well.

5. Add soy sauce, chili sauce and vinegar in it.

6. Add 2 cups of water and let comes a boil in it.

7. In a small bowl take one tbsp corn flour and two tbsp water and mix well. Add the mixture in the gravy and stir until the cornflour mixture mix well in the gravy.