VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN RECIPE WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES

I have already shared a dry Manchurian recipe with you all. This time I'm sharing Vegetable Manchurian recipe with gravy.
Indo Chinese recipes are always a hit amongst most people. Though my husband is not very fond of Chinese food especially noodles but I love Indo Chinese food and vegetable Manchurian with noodles, is one of my favourites.
The main task while making Vegetable Manchurian is chopping the vegetables. All the vegetables have to be chopped very fine, you can either chop them with a knife or use a food processor or chopper.
I do not use ajino moto in any of the recipes and I feel it tastes equally well without it too.
So here goes the recipe

INGREDIENTS

for the Manchurian balls

1/2 cup finely grated cabbage
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped green capsicum
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onion greens
2-3 table spoons corn flour
2-3 table spoons all purpose flour (maida)
salt and pepper to taste

for the sauce

1 tablespoon oil
1/2 table spoon grated garlic
1/2 table spoon grated ginger
1/4 cup chopped onions or spring onion whites
1-2 green chillies slit into half lengthwise
1/2 table spoon soya sauce
1/2 table spoon vinegar
salt and black pepper to taste
1 table spoon corn flour dissolved in 2 -3 table spoons of water
1 cup water approximately (increase or decrease depending upon the consistency you want)
some chopped spring onion greens for garnishing

METHOD

for the Manchurian balls

1. Take all the chopped vegetables in a bowl, add salt and pepper. Sprinkle corn flour and maida over the vegetables. Mix everything nicely and shape into small round balls.
No need to add water as the juices from the vegetables would be enough to bind the balls.
2. Heat oil in a kadai or pan. Once the oil is hot enough add the balls slowly. Do not add too many balls at a time. Add 3-4 at a time and cook them till they turn light brown in colour.
3. Drain them on kitchen paper towels and keep aside.

for the sauce

1. In a pan add 1 table spoon oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic and onions and fry on high flame. No need to brown them.
2. Add the slit green chillies if using.
3. Mix soya sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper together in a bowl and keep aside.
4. Add one cup water to the pan and add the mixture of sauces to it. Let the sauce simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Mix the corn flour with water and add to the sauce. Let it thicken to your desired consistency.
The sauce will thicken after cooling too so adjust the consistency accordingly.

Prepare the sauce and Manchurian balls and keep them separately.
At the time of serving, heat the sauce and add the Manchurian balls, simmer for a minute.
Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot with noodles or fried rice.

PICTORIAL GUIDE

for the Manchurian balls

1. Take all the chopped vegetables in a bowl, add salt and pepper. Sprinkle corn flour and maida over the vegetables. Mix everything nicely and shape into small round balls.
No need to add water as the juices from the vegetables would be enough to bind the balls

  

2. Heat oil in a kadai or pan. Once the oil is hot enough add the balls slowly. Do not add too many balls at a time. Add 3-4 at a time and cook them till they turn light brown in colour.

3. Drain them on kitchen paper towels and keep aside.

for the sauce

1. In a pan add 1 table spoon oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic and onions and fry on high flame. No need to brown them.
2. Add the slit green chillies if using.

     

3. Mix soya sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper together in a bowl and keep aside. 

4. Add one cup water to the pan and add the mixture of sauces to it. Let the sauce simmer for 2 minutes.

5. Mix the corn flour with water and add to the sauce. Let it thicken to your desired consistency.
The sauce will thicken after cooling too so adjust the consistency accordingly.

 Prepare the sauce and Manchurian balls and keep them separately.
At the time of serving, heat the sauce and add the Manchurian balls, simmer for a minute.

Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot with noodles or fried rice.

                                                       HAPPY COOKING!! 😊