Vegetable Manchurian Recipe (Manchurian With Gravy)

Ingredients

• 3 cups finely chopped cabbage
• 1 1/4 cups grated carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 8 tbsp maida (plain flour)
• salt (namak) to taste
• freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
• 3 tbsp chopped spring onions whites
• 3 tbsp chopped capsicum
• lemon
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• cornflour
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt (namak) to taste
• finely chopped spring onion greens
• oil for deep frying
• 1 tsp red chilli sauce

Steps

1. Combine the cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, green chillies, salt, pepper, cornflour and plain flour in a bowl and mix well to combine.
2. Divide the mixture into 24 equal portions and shape each portion into a round ball.
3. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry the balls, a few at a time, on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides.
4. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
5. Combine the cornflour and 4 tbsps of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside.
6. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame.
7. Add the garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
8. Add the spring onion whites and capsicum and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute.
9. Add the soy sauce and red chilli sauce, mix well and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
10. Add 2 1/2 cups of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
11. Add the cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
12. Add the salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
13. Just before serving, add the manchurian balls to the hot gravy, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
14. Serve the vegetable manchurian immediately garnished with spring onion greens.