Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

Vegetable Manchurian Recipe*

Vegetable Manchurian 

is a popular Indo-Chinese dish consisting of crispy, deep-fried mixed vegetable balls (dumplings) tossed in a spicy, sweet, and tangy sauce.

It can be prepared as a "dry" appetizer or with "gravy" to be served as a main course with fried rice or noodles. 

INGREDIENTS  :

FOR MANCHURIAN BALLS

Carrot, grated : ½ cup

Cabbage, shredded : 1 cup

French beans, chopped :  ½ cup

Spring onion, chopped :  ½ cup

Onion, finely chopped : 1 tablespoon 

Ginger garlic paste : 1 teaspoon 

Chili sauce : 1 teaspoon 

Salt : ½ teaspoon or as per your taste 

All Purpose Flour (Maida) : 2 tablespoons 

Corn Flour: 2 tablespoon 

Refined Oil, for frying

2. FOR MANCHURIAN GRAVY

Ginger, finely chopped : 1 teaspoon

Garlic :  3 cloves, finely chopped

Green chili, chopped : 1

Spring onion, chopped : 4 tablespoons 

Onion: 2 tablespoons, finely chopped

Capsicum : ½ cup, cut in dice shaped

Vinegar : 2 tablespoons 

Dark Soy sauce : 2 tablespoons

Chili sauce : 1 teaspoon 

Tomato sauce : 2 tablespoon 

Pepper powder :  ½ teaspoon 

Water : 1¼ cup

Salt : ¼ teaspoon 

Oil : 2 tablespoons

Sugar : ⅓ teaspoon (optional)

Note : Salt can be added according to your taste. Give less first, after tasting, add more, if required. Because soy sauce and other sauces contain salt. 

3. FOR SLURRY 

Corn Flour : 2 tablespoons

Water: ¼ cup 

STEPS TO PREPARE MANCHURIAN BALLS 

Mix well to combine the ingredients. 

Further, add All Purpose Flour (Maida) and Corn Flour. Mix well. 

To bind properly the Manchurian Balls, you can add more All Purpose Flour (Maida), if required.

Now make small sized balls.

Deep fry in hot oil on low flame.

When the Manchurian Balls turn golden brown,

take out the fried balls from the oil, draining excess oil and keep aside.

Steps to Prepare Manchurian Gravy

Now in a large wok or pan, heat oil and saute the chopped ginger, chopped garlic, green chili and 3 tablespoons chopped spring onion. Keep aside 1 tablespoon spring onion for garnishing. 

Add the chopped onion and stir fry on the high flame.

Further, add the  capsicum and stir fry slightly.

In a bowl, mix vinegar, soy sauce, chili sauce, tomato sauce, pepper powder and salt. 

Now add this sauce in the pan. Stir well.

Add water and cook on medium flame.

In a small bowl add Corn Flour and water. 

Mix well forming a lump-free slurry.

Pour in corn flour slurry in the pan and mix well.

Continue to cook until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.

Now add the prepared Vegetable Manchurian balls and mix well. Cook for few minutes. Take out from the oven. 

Lastly sprinkle some chopped spring onion for garnishing. 

Now, Vegetable or Veg Manchurian Recipe is complete.  

Serve this Vegetable or Veg Manchurian dish with Fried Rice or Hakka Noodles.

At the time of preparing this Vegetable Manchurian Gravy, I could not add capsicum because no capsicum was available at my home. So I had to prepare the Manchurian Gravy without the capsicum. But capsicum is a must in this gravy, it increases the taste of the gravy.

Note : Before chopping or shedding the vegetables, wash the vegetables thoroughly.

Then wipe the vegetables with a clean napkin. Then chop with a clean knife (after washing the knife properly). You can use food processor also to chop the vegetables to quickly complete this task.

*Pictures Source : Taken by myself from my own recipe