Veg Manchurian

Veg Manchurian is the popular Indochinese recipe that is perfect for both appetizers or main course.

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: continental, Indian, indian cuisine

Keyword: Indo, Manchurian, veg

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 431kcal

Author: Rekha Kakkar

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 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.

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.