Veg Manchurian
Veg Manchurian is an Indo-Chinese dish featuring fried vegetable balls in a tangy, spicy soy-based sauce. It’s flavorful, saucy, and perfect with fried rice.
Ready in:
45 min - 50 min
Ingredients:
14
Ingredients
For the Manchurian Balls:
- Grated cabbage: 1 cup
- Grated carrot: 1/2 cup
- Chopped capsicum: 1/4 cup
- Chopped spring onions: 1/4 cup
- All-purpose flour (maida): 2 tbsp
- Cornflour: 2 tbsp
- Salt & pepper: to taste
- Oil: for deep frying
For the Manchurian Gravy:
- Oil: 1 tbsp
- Garlic (finely chopped): 1 tbsp
- Ginger (finely chopped): 1 tbsp
- Green chilies (finely chopped): 1–2
- Spring onion (chopped): 1/4 cup
- Soy sauce: 1 tbsp
- Chili sauce: 1 tbsp
- Tomato ketchup: 2 tbsp
- Vinegar: 1 tsp
- Cornflour slurry (1 tsp cornflour + 2 tbsp water): for thickening
- Water: 1/2 to 3/4 cup (for gravy)
Making process
Step 1: Prepare Manchurian Balls:
- In a bowl, mix grated veggies with flour, cornflour, salt, and pepper.
- Shape into small balls. Deep fry on medium heat until golden brown. Set aside.
Step 2: Prepare the Gravy:
- Heat oil in a pan. Sauté garlic, ginger, and green chilies for a minute.
- Add chopped spring onions and stir-fry for another minute.
- Add soy sauce, chili sauce, tomato ketchup, and vinegar. Mix well.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Stir in cornflour slurry to thicken.
Step 3: Combine & Serve:
- Add fried Manchurian balls to the hot gravy and mix gently.
- Garnish with chopped spring onion greens and serve hot with fried rice or noodles.