Gravy Manchurian recipe | veg fried rice recipe | restaurant style gravy Manchurian and fried rice

Gravy Manchurian and fried rice is a popular Indo-Chinese combo made with deep-fried vegetable balls into spicy gravy served with Chinese-flavored rice. I loved Chinese food, especially Manchurian it’s my favorite. In this recipe, I made cabbage Manchurian which requires very less ingredients and also I share a few tips to make perfect non-sticky and flavorful fried rice. This recipe is easy to make with all the available ingredients in your kitchen. Do try it today.

For gravy Manchurian

• I made a Manchurian ball only with cabbage; you can also add another vegetable too.
• Squeeze water from the cabbage, so it will require less flour while binding Manchurian balls.
• Fry Manchurian balls on medium heat.
• Manchurian balls become crispier while they are fried for the second time on high flame.

For fried rice

• Use long-grain basmati rice for fried rice.
• Cook rice only 80-90%, do not overcook it.
• Stir-fry the finely chopped vegetables on a high flame before adding cooked rice. At the same time, do not overcook the veggies it has to be crunchy and has to hold their shape.
• Mix rice gently with vegetables, so it does not break

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Gravy Manchurian recipe | veg fried rice recipe | restaurant style gravy Manchurian and fried rice

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

 

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For Manchurian balls

• ▢ 2 cup grated cabbage
• ▢ 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• ▢ 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1 tsp black pepper powder
• ▢ 3 tbsp maida
• ▢ 3 tbsp cornflour
• ▢ Oil for frying

For Manchurian gravy

• ▢ 3 tbsp oil
• ▢ 1 tbsp chopped ginger
• ▢ 2 tbsp chopped garlic
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped onion
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped spring onion
• ▢ ¼ cup capsicum slices
• ▢ 1 tbsp soya sauce
• ▢ 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
• ▢ 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• ▢ 1 tbsp vinegar
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1 tsp black pepper
• ▢ 1.5 cup water
• ▢ ½ cup cabbage water
• ▢ 1 tbsp corn flour
• ▢ ¼ cup water
• ▢ ¼ cup spring onion greens

For veg. fried rice

• ▢ 1 cup basmati rice
• ▢ 5 cup water
• ▢ 1 tsp + 2 tbsp oil
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 2 tbsp oil
• ▢ 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped onion
• ▢ ¼ cup spring onion
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped carrot
• ▢ 2 tbsp chopped cabbage
• ▢ 2 tbsp chopped green beans
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped capsicum
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ ½ tsp sugar
• ▢ 1 tbsp soya sauce
• ▢ 1 tsp vinegar
• ▢ 1 tsp pepper powder
• ▢ Garnish with spring onion greens

Instructions

Making Manchurian balls

• Cut cabbage into rough pieces.
• Now in a mixture jar, add cabbage pieces, and on pulses grind it coarse.
• Take out the coarse cabbage mixture into the cotton cloth and squeeze water from it. Do not discard its water.
• Now in a mixing bowl, add grated cabbage, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt, and pepper powder. 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 pan, add oil, chopped ginger and garlic. Sauté for a minute.
• Then add green chilli, chopped onion and chopped spring onion. Sauté for 2 minutes.
• Then add chopped capsicum and stir fry until it shrinks slightly.
• Then add soya sauce, red chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar salt and pepper powder. Mix well.
• Add 1.5 cups of water and also cabbage water into the pan. bring one boil into the gravy.
• Now add 1 tbsp cornflour+water mixture and mix well.
• Continue to boil until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.
• Add in prepared veg Manchurian balls, and 2 tbsp spring onion and mix well.
• Serve veg manchurian gravy with fried rice.

Making vegetable fried rice

• Wash rice under running cold water till water runs clear. Soak rice for 20 minutes
• In a pan, add 5 cups of water, 1 tsp oil and salt. Bring water to a boil.
• Add soaked rice and mix well. Cook rice 80-90% on medium flame. it takes around 8-10 minutes.
• Discard water from boiled rice and add cold water to cooked rice to stop its cooking process.
• Now in a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and stir-fry chopped garlic cloves, chopped onion, and spring onion. Sauté for a minute.
• furthermore add vegetables like ¼ carrot, 2 tbsp cabbage, 2 tbsp green beans, ¼ capsicum, salt and sugar.
• stir fry on high flame without overcooking vegetables.
• now lower the flame and add soya sauce and vinegar. stir-fry until the sauce is combined well.
• keeping the flame on high, add cooked rice, pepper powder and spring onion greens. Mix well.
• stir-fry by mixing well making sure rice grains won't break.
• Serve veg fried rice with gravy manchurian.

Notes

Cabbage Manchurian

• tomato ketchup gives good taste and color to Manchurian gravy.
• To make thick gravy, add corn flour + water mixture.
• Add fried Manchurian balls into gravy at the time of serving.

Fried rice

• add cold water to cooked rice to stop its cooking process.
• cook vegetables on high flame.
• mix rice grain gently so it will not break down.

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