Veg Manchurian gravy is a popular Indo-Chinese gravy-based appetizer recipe made with deep-fried vegetable balls. It is generally made and served as a side dish to the fried rice or noodles recipe, but can also be served as a party starter. I loved Chinese food, especially Manchurian it’s my favorite. There are many variations in manchurian recipes like cabbage Manchurian, aloo Manchurian etc. This dish of vegetable dumplings in a glossy, rich-brown sauce with flavors tangy, sweet, spicy, and salty is impossible to resist. Do try it today.
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Ingredients
For Manchurian balls
- 1.5 cup grated cabbae
- 1 cup grated carrot
- ¼ cup spring onion greens
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- ¼ cup chopped French beans
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 2 tsp green chilli paste
- 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp butter
- 5 tbsp maida
- 5 tbsp cornflour
- Oil for frying
For gravy
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 4 tbsp garlic
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 2 chopped green chilli
- 3-4 spring onion bulbs
- ½ cup capsicum slices
- ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tbsp chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 cup water
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup spring onion greens
Instructions
Making Manchurian balls
- in a mixing bowl, add grate cabbage, chopped carrot, spring onion greens, chopped onion, chopped French beans, ginger-garlic and green chilli paste, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, salt to taste, black pepper, and butter. Mix well.
- Now add maida and corn flour and form a soft dough.
- Make small-size Manchurian balls.
- deep fry in hot oil keeping the flame on medium. stir occasionally, until the balls turn golden brown. drain off the manchurian balls and keep them aside.
- Now again heat oil on high flame, add all fried Manchurian balls and fry it for 2 minutes for the crispy outer layer.
- Manchurian balls are ready.
Making gravy
- In a large wok, add oil, chopped ginger, garlic, green chilli and onion. Sauté for 2 minutes.
- Now add spring onion bulbs, and capsicum slices and stir fry until it shrinks slightly.
- Then add soya sauce, chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, salt and pepper powder. Mix well.
- Add 3 cups of water and bring one boil into the gravy.
- Now add 2 tbsp cornflour+water mixture and mix well.
- continue to boil until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.
- add in prepared veg manchurian balls, 2 tbsp spring onion and mix well. serve veg manchurian gravy with fried rice.
Notes
- do not add more flour while binding balls.
- wet your hand while rolling balls so the mixture will not stick to your hand.
- fry Manchurian balls on medium heat.
- Manchurian balls become crispier while they are fried for the second time on high flame.
- To make thick gravy, add corn flour + water mixture.
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