Veg Dry Manchurian

• Difficulty: Medium
• Category: Starter, Vegan
• Cuisine: Chinese
• Cooking Method: Deep Fry

Ingredients

For Manchurian Balls:

• 1 qt Carrot (Grated)
• 5 tbsp Cabbage (Shredded)
• 5 tbsp Spring Onion Leaves (Finely Chopped)
• 1/2 qt Onion (Finely Chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Red Chili Sauce
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Cornflour
• 4 cup Oil (For Frying)
• 1/4 cup French Beans (Finely Chopped)
• 2 tbsp Capsicum (Grated)

For the Gravy:

• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1/2 tbsp Ginger (Finely Chopped)
• 1 tbsp Garlic (Finely Chopped)
• 1 qt Green Chili (Slit from middle)
• 4 tbsp Spring Onion Leaves (Finely Chopped)
• 1/2 qt Onion (Finely Chopped)
• 1/2 qt Capsicum (Finely Chopped)
• 2 tbsp Vinegar
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Red Chili Sauce
• 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 1/4 cup Water

For the Slurry:

• 2 tsp Cornflour
• 2 tsp Water
• 1 qt Mixing Bowl
• 1 qt Hand Whisker

Instructions

For the Manchurian Balls:

1. To make balls, chop all the vegetables finely using a knife or a food processor or chopper. Take vegetables (carrot, cabbage, green onion, capsicum) into the food processor jar.
2. Pulse it few times or till it is finely chopped or minced. Remove it to a bowl.
3. In a mixing bowl add all the veggies by extracting the excess water from them. Add rice flour and cornflour.
4. Mix well and try to bind together using your hand. It should come together and you will be able to form a ball. If it is crumbly and dry then you can sprinkle little water and try binding it together. Or if it is too sticky then add more flour. Start shaping all the balls.
5. Now heat the oil in a pan on medium heat for deep frying. Once hot add balls into the oil.
6. Keep moving and turning for even browning.
7. Once they are fried and golden browned from all the sides, remove them using a Deep Frying Stainless Steel Spatula Jhara.
8. Put them on the kitchen towel to remove the excess oil from them.
9. Fry all the Manchurian balls following steps 5-8.

For the Slurry:

10. In a bowl add cornflour and water. Mix it with a hand whisker till the required consistency is obtained and no lumps remain. Keep it aside.

For the Gravy of Manchurian:

11. Heat oil in a nonstick pan and add chopped Ginger and Garlic.
12. Cook it till it turns light golden. Then add Onions in it and cook till it turns golden brown.
13. Add Tomato Sauce, Soy Sauce, Vinegar, Red Chili Sauce. Mix all well. Now add the slurry and mix it well.
14. Mix and let it simmer for 2 minutes or till you get the nice thick sauce. Make sure it is not watery. Now add salt and pepper to taste. You can add red chili flakes too. Mix well.
15. Now add fried Manchurian balls. Toss them and coat all the balls with that sauce.
16. Sprinkle Spring Onions Greens and serve immediately.