Veg Manchurian

Veg Manchurian

 

Preparation time       15 minutes

Cooking time              10 minutes

Serves                           4

Ingredients

For koftas

Carrots (grated)              1/2 cup

Cabbage (grated)            1/2 cup

Corn flour                         5 tbsp

Oil                                      for frying

Red chili powder            1 tsp 

Garam masala                 1 tsp

Salt                                    to taste

For gravy  

Onions (chopped)             1/2 cup

Garlic (chopped)               3 tbsp

Green chilies (slit)            3 nos

Spring onions                    1

Soya sauce                          2 tsp

Red chili sauce                   2 tsp 

Tomato ketchup                3 tbsp

Black pepper powder       1/2 tsp 

Salt                                       to taste

Corn flour                           1 1/2 tbsp

Oil                                        2 tbsp
Vinegar                               1 tbsp

Method

Take grated carrots and cabbage in a bowl. Add some salt. Mix well and let it rest for 10 minutes. Squeeze the water from the vegetables and put into another bowl.

Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, and cornflour to the mixture. Mix well.

Make small balls of the mixture and keep aside.

Heat oil in a wok for frying. Fry the balls till they become golden brown. Take out and keep aside.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a non stick pan. Add garlic and green chilies to the pan and saute for 1 minute.

Add chopped onions and cook till it becomes translucent.

Add soya sauce, red chili sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar, salt and black pepper. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.

Add 1 cup of water and stir.

Mix 1 1/2 tbsp of cornflour with water to make slurry. Add slurry into the pan and stir.

Add fried vegetable balls into the pan and mix well.

Cover the lid and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.Vegetable manchurian is ready. Transfer into the serving bowl and garnish with some spring onions.

Serve hot.