Vegetable Manchurian

The mention of manchurian always brings a smile to my husband's face and it makes me very happy too. If it weren't deep-fried, we'd definitely be making & eating it more often... :) I've already blogged about the much-loved Gobi Manchurian and this has a similar sauce base but instead of cauliflower this has fried vegetable balls that consist of minced cabbage, carrot, beans etc. Since I use the mixie to pulse the veggies this comes together in no time and so is great to make for a crowd or parties. You can also make a dry version of this to use as an appetizer and follow the method as given in this recipe after making the fried manchurian balls.


VEGGIE MANCHURIAN


Ingredients:
For the Manchurian Balls:
Cabbage - about 2 cups, minced (I use the mixe & pulse after cutting them into big chunks so it results in a coarse texture, ensure it's not pastey)
Carrot - 2 big, minced (same method as above)
Green Beans - 12 or Cauliflower - 1 cup florets, minced (same method as above)
Spring Onions - 2 to 3 stalks, white and green parts, chopped
Ginger - 1 inch piece, minced
Garlic - 3 cloves, minced
Green Chillies - 4 (mince the Ginger, garlic & Green chillies in the mixie or using a mortar & pestle)
Cornflour - 4 tbsp
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp (adjust based on consistency)
Chilli powder - 1 tsp (or to taste)
Salt - to taste
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - to deep fry

For the Sauce:
Onion - quarter, chopped finely
Spring Onions - 3 or 4, chopped finely. Reserve some of the green parts for garnish
Ginger - half inch piece, minced
Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves, minced
Green Chillies - 2, minced
Red and/or Green bell peppers (capsicum) - half cup, chopped finely
Soy sauce - about 1 tbsp
Chilli sauce - 1 to 2 tsp (I use Sriracha)
Tomato Ketchup - 1 tsp
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - about 2 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:
1) For the manchurian balls, combine all the ingredients (except the oil for deep frying) in a bowl. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame (ensure it's not too hot or the insides won't cook). Make balls of the dough with your hand and deep fry them in oil till crisp & golden on the outside. Make sure the mixture is not watery and adjust cornflour & all purpose flour accordingly. Drain the fried veggie balls on a paper towel and keep aside.


2) For the manchurian sauce, heat a tbsp of oil in a deep pan and add the chopped onions, spring onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies and fry till they wilt a little bit. Then add the chopped bell peppers with a bit of salt (be careful since the sauces we will add later are salty too) till they are tender crisp.

3) Add the soy & chilli sauces and ketchup at this stage and stir for a minute or two before adding 1.5 cups of water.... Let this come to a boil. Taste and adjust seasonings as required.

4) In the remaining half cup of water, dissolved the corn syrup to a smooth paste and once the sauce starts to boil, stir this in and you will see the sauce thicken almost immediately and turn a bit translucent. Add powdered black pepper at this stage. Once bubbles pop up, the sauce is ready.


5) If you are serving immediately, you can add the fried veggie balls to the sauce and let it cook for a minute or two before removing from the stove. Else, keep the sauce and veggie balls separately until it's time to serve. Reheat the sauce when ready to serve and pour over the veggie balls and garnish with spring onion tops.

We enjoyed our vegetable manchurian with this delicious and easy peppered vegetable rice.

Comments

  1. i lov manchurian..urs looks yummy n mouthwatering..can i hv some...u have nice space here.will keep visitin..

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  2. thankyou! thankyou! thankyou!! just last week we went in search of a restaurant serving manchurian and it turned out to be really bad. i will have to make this to compensate for the bad restaurant stuff :)

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  3. Wow, sounds an Indo chinese feast at ur home! Didn't tried vegeta manch - drooling!

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  4. For me its always a flop show when it comes to veg manchurian balls,I too make manchurian dish for fried rice,sure gonna try ur version soon!

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  5. I always make with gobi.never tried veg manch..will try out soon..nice post :)

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  6. I love manchurians and this vegetable manchurian looks fabulous and tempting..

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  7. I love gobi manchurian too, I agree, if it weren't deep fried, I'd be making it more often

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  8. Bring this over to my place wecan have a chinese feast with both of our chinese dishes. Looks so so yummy.

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  9. Im book marking this, surely want to try this, looks so tasty and a super hit potluck menu.

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  10. hi..thx for visiitn my site n for sweet comments....will followin ur site for vegan feast,,..anyway r u frm spore?

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  11. Hi Lavanya, First time here. What a lovely collection you have got. Vegetable Manchurian looks tasty and healthy !! I too love them, especially gobi manchurian is my fav !! Do drop @ http://sashirecipes.com when you find sometime. Takecare.

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  12. Lovely Manchurian... I make the balls slightly different but will try your way next time!

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  13. luv ur detailed recipe! yes, agree with u abt the deep frying part.. lol
    chinese food is a big hit at our house.

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  14. wow...yummy...i never thought that i can replace gobi while preparing manchurian..your dish looks great dude..
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  15. I have never dared making this at home yet! Looks very inviting!

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  16. Looks fabulous, this is one of my favorites !

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  17. Looks delicious with the fried rice.

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  18. Hey!!....i am going to make this on Sunday...will let you know how this turns out. I am sure it will be great..like all your recipes...You are truly a superwoman....working full time and you have a lil girl and a baby and cooking up a storm!!

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  19. I so want to try making this! It always looks so good, yum!

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