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    Home » Indian Recipes » Indian Chinese Recipes

    Veg Manchurian Recipe-Indo Chinese

    Aug 1, 2020 Modified: Feb 6, 2022 by Rekha Kakkar This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Tried and tested veg Manchurian recipe from Indo-Chinese cuisine. Juicy, soft inside and crispy vegetables soak up spicy and aromatic sauce or Manchurian gravy and are perfect to serve with fried rice or noodles. Make a dry Manchurian serve as an appetiser. 

    Indo-Chinese food is one of the most popular cuisines in India and I think Chinese dishes are the most ordered dishes across restaurants or takeaways. The reason is, it is flavourful, spicy and very simple. Today I am showing you how I make one of the most popular Indo Chinese recipes Veg Manchurian.

    There are 2 types of veg Manchurian recipes:

    • Dry Veg Manchurian: Served as starter or snack, the sauce for the fried vegan balls is very thick in this recipe and is almost coating consistency. 
    • Veg Manchurian Gravy: Fried veggie dumplings are dunked in a spicy sauce and it is served with Hakka noodles or veggie fried rice. 
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    • Why we Love this Recipe
    • How to make Veg Manchurian
    • Ingredients for Veg manchurian
    • Step by Step Method with Pictures
    • Tips to Make Best Manchurian
    • Storing Leftovers
    • Make Ahead Tip
    • More Indian Chinese Recipes to Try
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    Why we Love this Recipe

    • Quick and easy Indo-chinese dish
    • Can be served as starter or main course
    • Can be made ahead
    • MSG or monosodium glutamate- free
    • Vegan and vegetarian
    • Tastes better than takeaway

    How to make Veg Manchurian

    Making it is a two step process.

    First is making Manchurian balls which are nothing but kind of veggie meatballs or fritters.

    Second step is making manchurian gravy. 

    Before that lets see Ingredients for Manchurian recipe.

    Ingredients for Veg manchurian

    Fresh: carrots, french beans, cabbage, capsicum, onion, Spring onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies

    Sauces: Soy sauce, ginger-garlic paste, red chilli sauce, tomato ketchup,

    Seasonings: salt, black pepper, 

    Flour: All purpose flour, corn flour

    Oil to fry and cook

    Step by Step Method with Pictures

    Vegetables mixture for making veg balls

    In a mixing bowl take all finely chopped veggies to make balls for veg Manchurian.

    Add salt, black pepper, ginger garlic paste, butter, soy sauce, all purpose flour and cornflour in it.

    step by step making veg meatballs for manchurian

    Now mix them all well together (use your hands if you want). When they are well-mixed apply some oil in your palms for ease in shaping.

    Take a small quantity of the mixture. Bind them and make lemon-sized balls and keep them aside.

    Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these veg balls till crispy and golden brown.

    step by step making manchurian gravy

    To Make Gravy

    To make the gravy heat oil in the pan and add onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilies and capsicum in it. 

    Cook them for 3-4 minutes and then add soy sauce.

    step by step Making gravy

    Also add in red chili sauce, ketchup, water, black pepper and salt and mix them all.

    step by step Veg Manchurian recipe pictures

    Take a small bowl and add cornflour and water in it. Mix it with a spoon and gently pour it into the pan. Adjust the gravy as you wish with the consistency. 

    Cook all the ingredients for another 3-4 minutes and then add veg Manchurian balls in them. 

    Mix them well and sprinkle some spring onions on top.

    Tips to Make Best Manchurian

    • Grate all the vegetables or chop them finely in equal size. You can use food processor or a simple grater.
    • Do not use water while mixing the veggies. The vegetables will have enough moisture for binding them together. (Also corn flour and all-purpose flour will act as binding agent as well.)
    • Too much cornflour may turn the balls hard after frying. So, mix them accordingly.
    • Spice it nicely. I like to add few sauces which I use in gravy while making these veg meatballs. This helps in building a better flavour. These spicy balls taste way better than bland manchurian balls that are made with just salt. 
    • Instead of sugar, I have used tomato ketchup that will give both the hint of sugar and spice needed in the recipe. You can skip the step and add sugar if you like.
    • If you are sceptical about deep frying and then I would recommend trying my tested 5 tips for deep frying. This will help you deep fry the crispy Manchurian balls to perfection.
    veg manchurian gravy

    Storing Leftovers

    The leftovers do not store as good as freshly made Manchurian because veg balls need to be crispy. So If a have leftovers I store them in the fridge and consume them within 2 days but do not assemble a double batch.

    Make Ahead Tip

    Gravy stores well so you can prepare the gravy and store it in the fridge. Deep fry the Manchurian balls and store them separately in an airtight container.

    Once it is time to serve I reheat the balls in the preheated oven for 5 minutes at 200 degrees C and heat the gravy and add the balls in the gravy.

    More Indian Chinese Recipes to Try

    • Egg Fried Rice
    • Chilli Paneer Recipe
    • Veggie Fried Rice
    • Vegetable Stir Fried Hakka Noodles
    • Sweet and Sour Soup
    • Sweet n Sour Vegetable Gravy
    • Vegetables in Hot Garlic Sauce

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    Veg Manchurian Chinese starter

    Veg Manchurian

    Veg Manchurian is the popular Indochinese recipe that is perfect for both appetizers or main course. 
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine: continental, Indian, indian cuisine
    Keyword: Indo, Manchurian, veg
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 431kcal
    Author: Rekha Kakkar

    Ingredients

    (For deep frying)

    • 2 carrot whole Grated
    • 75 gms french Beans Chopped
    • ½ Cabbage Chopped
    • 1 medium sized Bell peppers Chopped
    • 1 medium sized Onion Chopped
    • salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • ¾ cup all purpose flour Maida
    • ½ cup cornflour
    • Oil for deep frying

    (For Gravy)

    • 2 tablespoon Oil
    • 4 spring Onion bulbs
    • ¼ cup spring Onion Green
    • 2 tablespoon garlic chopped
    • 1 tablespoon ginger chopped
    • 1 tablespoon green Chilies chopped
    • 1 bell pepper sliced
    • 2 tablespoon soy Sauce
    • 1 tablespoon red Chili Sauce
    • 1 tablespoon ketchup
    • 100-150 ml water
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 tablespoon cornflour

    Instructions

    To Make Veg Manchurian Balls

    • To make the balls for veg Manchurian grate the cabbage and finely chop the onions, fresh beans, and capsicum. 
    • Now take a bowl and add all the veggies in them and add salt, black pepper, ginger garlic paste, butter, soy sauce, maida and cornflour in it.
    • Now mix them all well together (use your hands if you want). When they are well-mixed drop some oil in your palms and take a small quantity of the mixture. Bind them and make lemon-sized balls and keep them aside.
    • When all the balls are made heat a pan and add oil in it.
    • When the oil starts to smoke gently drop the Manchurian balls and deep fry them until they are reddish brown in color.
    • Soak the excess oil with a tissue and keep the balls aside.

    To Make Manchurian Gravy

    • To make the gravy heat oil in the pan and add onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilies and capsicum in it. 
    • Cook them for 3-4 minutes and then add soy sauce, red chili sauce, ketchup, water and salt in it.
    • After that add black pepper in the pan and mix them all.
    • Take a small bowl and add cornflour and water in it. Mix it with a spoon and gently pour it into the pan. Adjust the gravy as you wish with the consistency. 
    •  Cook all the ingredients for another 3-4 minutes and then add veg Manchurian balls in them. 
    • Mix them well and sprinkle some spring onions on top.
    • Veg balls are ready to eat.

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    Notes

    • Grate all the vegetables or chop them finely in equal size. You can use food processor or a simple grater.
    • Do not use water while mixing the veggies. The vegetables will have enough moisture for binding them together. (Also corn flour and all-purpose flour will act as binding agent as well.)
    • Too much cornflour may turn the balls hard after frying. So, mix them accordingly.
    • Spice it nicely. I like to add few sauces which I use in gravy while making these veg meatballs. This helps in building a better flavour. These spicy balls taste way better than bland manchurian balls that are made with just salt. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1189mg | Potassium: 641mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 7403IU | Vitamin C: 129mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 3mg

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    1. SammySam

      March 09, 2019 at 11:59 pm

      5 stars
      It was my first time making this and it turned out sooo tasty. I really wanted to thank you for sharing this with us and also for your weekly meal plans. What great ideas! Thanks to you Rekha, you have saved me from a great deal of stress (and money). I can't wait to try out more of your recipes ❤️😁

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      • Rekha Kakkar

        August 01, 2020 at 2:12 pm

        I am glad you enjoyed this recipe and others are also helpful! Thank you so much for taking out time to drop this feedback!
        Cheers
        Rekha

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    2. barbie

      November 22, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for this easy and amazing recipe. I've tried it and it came out to be really delicious.

      Reply
    3. Christiane Jane Moos

      February 05, 2022 at 10:41 am

      For how many peolpe is this recipe for. I can't find it anywhere.

      Reply
      • Rekha Kakkar

        February 06, 2022 at 1:14 am

        It is mentioned in the recipe card. It makes 4 servings.

        Reply

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