Veg Manchurian
Learn to make the quickest and easiest way to make Restaurant style Veg Manchurian at home. Best recipe for making restaurant-style Chinese.
Course
appetizer
,
Dinner
,
Lunch
,
side dish
,
snack
Cuisine
asian
,
chinese
Keyword
Chinese Gravy
,
Hakka Noodles
,
Popular snack
,
Rice
,
Schezwan Sauce
,
Street Food
,
vegan
,
Vegetarian Main
Servings
Prep Time
6
ppl
5
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
6
ppl
5
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
For Manchurian Balls
1
cup
cabbage
shredded
1/4
cup
onion
finely-red onion
1/2
cup
capsicum
finely chopped
1/2
cup
carrots
grated
1/4
cup
Grated or crumbled cottage cheese/Paneer
1/4
cup
spring onion
finely chopped: Greens and whites seperately
1/2
cup
chopped mushrooms
1
tsp
garlic paste
1
tsp
salt
1
tsp
black pepper powder
Oil
to fry
4
tbsp
cornflour
for binding
For Gravy
1/2
cup
Soya Sauce
2
cups
water
1/2
cup
Tomato ketchup
2-3
tbsp
red chili sauce
optional / as per taste preference
1
tsp
sugar
4
tbsp
vinegar
1/2
tsp
salt
or to taste
1/2
tsp
black pepper powder
2
tbsp
spring onion
chopped
2
tbsp
capsicum
chopped
1
tsp
garlic paste
2
tbsp
spring onion
greens- for garnish
1
tsp
Sesame Seeds
2
tbsp
chopped mushrooms
2-3
tsp
corflour
mixed with 1/4 cup water for gravy.
Instructions
For Manchurian Balls
Chop all the vegetables and keep in a bowl.
Mix the rest of the ingredients and spices.
Make small balls and keep aside. In case the batter is not binding well or has more moisture, then add a little more cornflour.
Heat oil in a pan. Bring to boiling hot and then simmer.
Start putting the balls and fry till golden brown. Fry all the balls and keep aside while we prepare the gravy.
For the Gravy
Heat oil in a pan.
Add garlic paste and the vegetables.
Add salt and black pepper powder. Simmer and saute for 2 minutes or till soft.
In a separate bowl, mix the tomato ketchup, soya sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, and sugar.
Add this mixture to the pan now. Mix well and saute the sauce for 3-4 minutes. Keep on simmer till this is boiling.
Add the cornflour+water paste now. Run the cornflour mix through a sieve into the sauce to avoid lumps.
Mix well, Add the Manchurian balls now and mix well. Bring to one boil.
Bring off the flame and garnish with spring onion greens and sesame seeds.
Serve hot with fried rice or Hakka Noodles.