Vegetable Manchurian

Vegetable Manchurian

Ingredients :

For making Manchurian or vegetable balls :

1. Grated Cauliflower - 1 cup
2. Grated Cabbage     - 1 cup
3. Grated Carrot        - 1 cup
4. Grated Beans         - 1cup
5. Pepper powder      -1/2 tsp
6. All purpose flour / Maida    - 4 tbs
7. Corn flour or corn starch    -2 tsp 
8. Garam masala        - 1/4 tsp
9. Salt to taste

For Sauce :

1. Finely chopped onion          - 1/2 cup
2. Ginger julienne (Finely minced) -1/2 tbsp
3. Garlic finely minced                 - 1/2 tbsp 
4. Green chilly finely chopped      - 2
5. Red chilly powder/red chilly sauce -1/2 tbsp  
6. Soya sauce                                    -2 tbsp
7. Tomato sauce/ketchup                  - 2 tbsp
8. Spring onion greens finely chopped - 4 tbsp
9. Garam masala                                -1/8 tsp
10. Corn flour or corn starch    -1 tsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Oil for frying and sauce  

Directions for dry manchurian:

• In a bowl add all the ingredients for making the manchurian
• Don't squeeze the water from the vegetables
• Mix the ingredients without water ,press thoroughly to make thick mixture
• Make very small balls using the mixture (otherwise inside wont cook well)
• Heat the oil in the low-medium flame
• Place the balls carefully one by one in the hot oil
• Fry till the balls become golden brown
• Remove the balls from the oil and keep in a tissue paper

• Now heat a heavy bottom pan
• Add 2 tbsp oil
• Once the oil become hot add chopped onion,garlic,green chilly
• Add ginger once the onion become light brown
• After  2 minutes add red chilly powder,soya sauce,tomato sauce
• mix well and add 3/4 of chopped spring onion (remaining need for garnishing)
• Add salt
• Now add the vegetable balls
• Mix carefully
• In a small bowl mix Corn flour or corn starch    -1 tsp and water 3 tbsp
• Pore this liquid on the vegetable balls and mix well
• Now the manchurian is ready,garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot!

Directions for manchurian gravy:

• Make the vegetable balls and fry 
• While making the sauce add 1 1/2 water and bring to boil
• Add the corn flour water slowly
• Keep stirring till it turns to a thick gravy
• Add the fried balls and mix well
• Garnish with Spring Onion.

Tips: Add the balls to gravy at the time of serving ,otherwise crunchiness will go