It is really easy to make but while eating those deep fried vegetable balls, it is easy to be bothered by calorie conscious mind but it's worth it to ignore it for a day so do not let mundane things like the weighing scale bother you, Just dig into these deep fried delights and enjoy!
Let's collect the Ingredients:
First the vegetable balls:
3 cups cabbage, grated
1¼ cups carrots, grated
1/2 cup French beans, chopped
½ cup Spring onions, chopped
1 green capsicum, seeded and chopped
2 ttsp corn flour / corn starch
5 tbsp refined flour (maida)
3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped (European Garlic cloves are bigger than Indian, so this number can be reduced to 2-3)
1 green chilli, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying
Then the sauce:
2 tbsp Oil
1" Ginger, chopped
4-6 cloves Garlic, chopped ( Same way again in case of bigger Garlic cloves reduce to 3-5)
3 Green chilies, chopped
2 tbsp, Soy Sauce
1 tbsp, Sugar
2 tsp, Ajinomoto/MSG (optional)
salt to taste
21/2 cups, Vegetable stock
2 tbsp, Cornflour/ corn starch
1 tbsp Vinegar
Let's start Cooking:
For the vegetable balls:
- Take all the vegetables and salt, mix well.
- Add refined flour, cornflour and 1 tbsp soy sauce and mix well.
- Mix thoroughly, Shape into marble sized balls.
- Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the balls in small batches till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
For the sauce :
- Add refined flour, cornflour and 1 tbsp soy sauce and mix well.
- Mix thoroughly, Shape into marble sized balls.
- Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the balls in small batches till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
For the sauce :
- Heat two tablespoons oil in a wok or pan. Stir-fry chopped ginger and garlic briefly. Add green - chilies. Stir-fry for a few secs. Add soy sauce, sugar, MSG(optional) and salt to taste.
- Stir in Veg. Stock and bring to a boil.
- Stir in corn flour blended in a cup of water and cook for a couple of minutes or till the sauce starts to thicken, stirring continuously.
- Add vinegar and mix well.
To serve :
- Put the vegetable balls in the sauce and bring to a boil, just before serving.
- Serve hot, garnish with chopped spring onion greens. Enjoy !
- If you want to serve it dry without sauce, reduce the stock to one cup and add corn flour in the sauce to one and a half tbsp only.
- Add some water or vegetable stock to thin down the sauce if it is too thick.
~Lopa
15 comments:
grt fan of indo Chinese dish.this vegetable Manchurian looks so delicious lopa.dried one also taste good.sometimes i prefer dried one..
Deep fried one once in a while doesn't matter.right..
Lovely color ..nice pic too
YUMMMMM... a big fan of indo-chinese cuisine as well!!!
I had Gobi Manchurian today in my lunch @Indian Curry restaurant.
I had Gobi Manchurian today in my lunch @Indian Curry restaurant.
Wow! yummy dish..my favou..thanks for sharing..nice picture too..
Another of my favs....i make it from time to time....looks yummy...now I am gonna crave for it!!!
Smitha
Omg, just drooling over here..wat a tempting click..
Nice to see you back with a mouth watering recipe.Manchurian looks very delicious.
The Manchurian with Veggie balls are looking drool worthy dear! Yum!
Looks yummy :)
Yummy and tasty recipe. Sinful indulgence sometimes is fun :):)Click is too good.Thanks for sharing.
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Manchurian looks very yummy...i am a big fan of this Chinese food.
love indo-chinese food....slurppppppppp...nice clicks...so mouthwatering..
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Thanks everyone for those nice words :)
And i welcome all those who are first time to my blog... hope to exchange more tasty treats over the time period.
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