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Veg Manchurian

Veg Manchurian
Vegetable Manchurian is an Indo Chinese recipe of deep fried veggie balls/koftas in a spicy sauce.  It is served as a side dish with fried rice and/or noodles or as an appetizer.

VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN BALLS:
Chopped Vegetables - about 5 cups
Green Chilli Paste - 1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1/2 cup
Corn Starch - 2 tbsp
Oil for frying
Salt

SAUCE:
Green/Spring Onions - 1 cup
Red Onions - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 medium 
Dry Red Chillies - 4
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce - 2 tbsp
Vinegar - 1 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp

How to cook Chinese Vegetable Manchurian:
Preparing Vegetable Balls/Koftas:
  • Finely chop any vegetables of your choice - cabbage, carrots, bell peppers/capsicum, green beans, broccoli, green onions.  
  • In a microwave safe bowl, add chopped veggies, salt, green chilli paste and black pepper powder.  Mix and microwave for about 8 minutes, so that the veggies are half cooked.  Stop the microwave after every 2 minutes and stir. 
  • Now add all purpose flour and corn starch to the bowl.  Mix well and check if balls can be formed with this mixture.  If not, add more flour.  Deep fry one ball in hot oil and check if it breaks.  If it breaks, add more flour.  Taste for seasoning and add more chilli, salt.  Make about 15 round balls and deep fry them in batches until golden brown.
Veg Manchurian
Preparing Sauce:
  • Puree tomatoes and red chillies to a fine paste.
  • Heat a kadhai/wok and add about 1 tbsp oil.  Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute or so.  Add chopped spring onions and red onions.  Saute until onions turn soft.  Now add ground tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar and ketchup.  Saute for about 2 minutes.  Add 1/2 cup water and cook it covered until the sauce thickens.  Taste the sauce and add salt if required.
  • Lower the heat and add the fried veggie balls.  Stir gently so that the fried balls are coated well with the sauce and your Vegatable Manchurian is ready to devour.
  • If you like the sauce more thicker, add 1 tbsp corn starch.
Garnish with green onions, cilantro and serve Vegetable Manchurian with noodles, fried rice.
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  1. Umm MymoonahSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    This is so tempting and full of goodness, looks very delicious.

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  2. hemalataSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Delicious recipe,looks very tasty.

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  3. Indian KhanaSeptember 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Yum ...looks so delicious ...

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  4. hamaarethoughts.comSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Wow!its really sumptuous...I shapat..will make it soon!
    :)
    thanks for sharing sweetie!

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  5. UmaSeptember 14, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Hey Harman, your sweet comments always encourage me. Thanks dear for the kind words -:)

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  6. BikramSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    This is So lovely and yummmy i can bet ....

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  7. NithuSeptember 19, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Looks yumm. My favorite dish.

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  8. DoriSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Yummy! What a way to get your veggies :)

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