VEG MANCHURIAN (CHINESE DISH)

VEG MANCHURIAN

VEG MANCHURIAN is chinese dish that is best combination of NOODLES & RICE. Baby corn manchurian is also made by same method. In spite of veg balls baby corn dip in the grevy and baby corn manchurian is ready as starter. Baby corn recipe would share later on. Today i would share VEG MANCHURIAN RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING VEG BALLS:-

* 1 cup grated carrot
* 1 cup finely chopped cabbage
* ½ cup finely chopped bell pepper
*¼ cup finely chopped spring onion/scallion greens
*½ tsp  black pepper powder
*2 tbsp all purpose flour/maida
*2 tbsp cornflour
*salt to taste

METHOD FOR MAKING VEG BALLS:-

* Place all ingredient in a plate & mix well.Keep it aside for 15 minutes.

* No need to add extra water because moisture from vegetable comes automatically in dough

* Start to make ball from this dough

* Heat oil in kadahi and fry these ball untill get golden brown

FOR MAKING SAUCE GRAVY :-

INGREDIENTS:-

* Chop all vegetables like cabbage,carrot capsicum

* 2 tbsp onion
* 1 tbsp finely chopped celery (optional)
* 1 tbsp ginger
* 1 tbsp garlic
* 1 or 2 green chilies
* 1 cup of tomato paste or tomato puree 1/2 cup
* 1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp water
* ½ tbsp soya sauce
* ½ tbsp vinegar
* 1 or 1.5 cup water or vegetable stock
* ½ tsp freshly black pepper powder
* Salt to taste
* Sugar to taste or maggi hot & sweet sauce

METHOD :-

* Heat oil in pan & add garlic ginger paste

* Put chopped onion and fry for few seconds. when it gets transparent, add vegetables 

* Fry all vegetables on high flame until it get tender

* take out all cooked vegetables in a bowl

* Place tomato paste or puree in hot oil and cook till it leaves oil around the sides

* Add 1 or 2 cup of vegetables stock or water of boiled rice .The taste of gravy becomes double.Plain water is optional.

* Add the crushed ½ tsp freshly  black pepper  powder and ½ tbsp soy sauce

* Mix well and the let the sauce cook for 1-2 minutes.

* Now slowly add the cornflour paste (1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp water

really stir well and make sure no lumps are formed. the sauce will begin to thicken now.

* Add ½ tbsp vinegar, salt, sugar or maggi hot & sweet sauce and the veg balls to the sauce and gently stir. simmer for a minute.

* Serve veg manchurian hot garnished with some green coriander leaves. 

* Veg manchurian goes well with veg fried rice, plain rice and even bread or the indian chapati.

NOTE :-

In chinese dish spring onion ,celery ajinomoto etc is used . I made veg manchurian without these ingredient but  You can to add  easily as per your choice

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