Vegetable manchurian recipe
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 29-10-2022
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Vegetable Manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese recipe which serves as a great side dish for fried rice too.
Ingredients
For the vegetable balls
3
cups finely chopped cabbage, 1 1/4 cups carrot , grated, 1/2 cup
chopped onions, 2 tbsp cornflour, 5 tbsp plain flour (maida), 1 tbsp
finely chopped garlic (lehsun), 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies,
salt and to taste
oil for deep-frying.
For the sauce
1
tbsp garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped, 2 tsp finely chopped green
chillies, 2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak), 1 cup clear vegetable, 1
tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 1 cup, of water, 2 pinches
of sugar, 2 tbsp oil, salt to taste.
Method
For the vegetable balls
Combine
the cabbage, carrots, onions, cornflour, plain flour, garlic, green
chilli, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well using your hands. Shape
spoonfuls of the mixture into small balls. Deep fry a few balls at a
time in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep
aside.
For the sauce
Heat the oil in a wok or frying
pan on a high flame. Add the garlic, green chillies and ginger and stir
fry over a high flame for a few seconds. Add the stock, soya sauce,
cornflour paste, sugar and salt and simmer for a few minutes.
How to serve
Just before serving, put the vegetable balls in the sauce and bring to a boil. Serve hot.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Makes 4 servings