Veg Manchurian (Dry)/ Vegatable Manchurian/ Veg Manchuria

An Indo Chinese delicious veg starter, easy to make in our kitchens! A fried veggie ball coated with sweet, spicy and tangy sauce with the hint of ginger and garlic. Mmmm... It's ambrosial !! One could serve this as a starter or as a side dish with Fried rice or Noodles.

To Make This Recipe, You'll Need : 

Chopped Cabbage	3 Cups
Chopped Capsicum	1 Cup
Grated Carrots	1 Cup
Chopped Ginger	½ Teaspoon
Chopped Garlic	½ Teaspoon
All-Purpose Flour (maida)	6 Tablespoons
Corn Flour/ Corn Starch	6 Tablespoons
Salt	1 Teaspoon (Or) To Taste
Pepper Powder	1 Teaspoon (Or) To Taste
Oil	To deep fry

To Make The Manchurian Sauce : 

Chopped Green Chillies	1 Tablespoon
Chopped Ginger	1 ½ Teaspoon
Chopped Garlic	1 ½ Teaspoon
Onions	1 No (finely chopped)
Soy Sauce	1 Tablespoon
Tomato Sauce	2 Tablespoons
Red Chilli Sauce	2 Tablespoons
Green Chilli Sauce	2 Tablespoons
Vinegar (I used Apple Cider)	½ Teaspoon (No Pict below)
Salt	½ Teaspoon (or) To Taste
Pepper Powder	½ Teaspoon (or) To Taste
Oil	3 Tablespoons

                             

Method : 

1. Add the chopped cabbage, capsicum, grated carrots, chopped ginger and garlic, pepper, salt to a clean big bowl. Give everything a good mix. After mixing, the veggies will leave the water, now add the maida and cornflour and knead it into a dough. (You can adjust the flours according to the moisture content in your veggies. Make sure you add enough, not more so that flour doesn't dominate the veggies)

2. Now form small veggie balls. 

3. Deep fry these balls in moderate oil until done. 

 

To Make The Manchurian Sauce :

The further procedure is to be done on the high flame.

1. To a wok, add oil, when the oil gets hot, add chopped ginger - garlic, chopped green chillies. Fry until they are slightly cooked. Now add the chopped onions and cook further until translucent.

2. Now, add soy sauce, green chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper. Reduce the flame and cook this sauce for about a minute. Add the fried veggie balls to the sauce and stir well to coat all the balls. 

3. Switch off the flame and serve hot with spring onions as a garnish on top. 

Enjoy! 

Notes : 
1. One can use the chopper or food processor for the veggies which give fine texture to the veggie balls. You may need to stir fry the veggie mixture first to eliminate excess moisture content and continue the same procedure.
2. Adding chopped ginger and garlic to the veggie ball mixture is optional.
3. If you want your balls to be crispy, double fry them and add the balls to the sauce just before serving them. 

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