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Veg Manchurian

Vegetable Manchurian is an Indian Chinese inspired dish, that consists of mix vegetable balls that is cooked with a ginger garlic soya based sauce. These days there are a lot of variety to it, but eventually they are all derived from the same fundamentals. Try this recipe with chow mein and you will find the perfect combination to a hearty meal.






Ingredients
  • 1/2 cabbage (finely chopped)
  • 2 carrots (finely chopped)
  • 1 capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 10-15 garlic (finely chopped)
  • 2" ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 spring onions (finely chopped)
  • sprig of coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (for the petals)
  • 1 capsicum (cubed)
  • salt as required
  • 1 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 cup cornflour
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp red chili powder
  • 1.2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • water as required




Method 

  1. Prepare all the vegetables beforehand, add them in a bowl.
  2. Add 1 tsp garlic, salt, black pepper powder and 1 cup cornflour.
  3. Mix it completely, add cornflour if needed, the mixture should be enough so that little balls can be made out of it.
  4. Shape the balls and deep fry in oil.
  5. First fry should not be overdone, once done, take it out, let it rest for 5 minutes, then back into the fryer until it develops a crispy golden crust. Let it rest on top of kitchen napkin.
  6. Mix all the sauces together. 
  7. In a kadai / wok heat oil at high temperature and add the garlic, don't brown it, now add the ginger and sauté.
  8. Now add the finely chopped onion bulbs along with the diced capsicum and onion petals.
  9. mix for 2 minutes, now add the sauce mixture.
  10. Cook for some time, now add 1.5 cups of water and mix it well.
  11. Make a slurry of cornstarch and water, by mixing it both.
  12. Add the slurry to the kadai / wok with one hand and stirring continuously with the other hand.
  13. When the gravy has thickened, now add the fried Manchurian balls.
  14. mix it well, add chopped fresh coriander leaves at the end, again mix it well.
  15. Serve with noodles while its still hot.

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