Posted By : IamFresh

18 Feb, 2022 3:56 PM

Cooking Time : 45 Minute

Ingredients  

For manchurian balls:

• 1 cup Cabbage chopped
• 1 medium or ½ cup Carrot chopped
• ¼ cup Spring onion (green onion or scallion) chopped
• ¼ cup Capsicum (Green bell pepper) chopped
• Salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder
• 2 tablespoons All purpose flour (Maida)
• 2 tablespoons Corn flour (corn starch)
• Oil for deep frying
• For thick manchurian sauce:
• ¼ teaspoon Corn flour (corn starch)
• 2 tablespoons Water
• 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
• 2 teaspoons Ginger finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons Garlic finely chopped
• 1-2 Green chilies finely chopped
• ½ cup Red onion finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup or tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons Chilli sauce
• 1 teaspoon White distilled vinegar
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder to taste
• 1 tablespoon Spring onion (green onion or scallion) Green stalk, chopped

Instructions 

Making Manchurian balls:

• chop all the vegetables finely or mince them using a knife or use a food processor or chopper.

• Remove it to a bowl. Add salt and pepper.

• Also, add all-purpose flour and cornflour. Mix well and try to pinch together using your hand. It should come together and you will be able to form a ball. If it is crumbly and dry then you can sprinkle little water and try binding it together. Or if it is too sticky then add more flour.

• Start shaping all the balls, you will get around 10 balls.

• Now heat the oil in a pan on medium heat for deep frying.

• Once hot add balls into the oil. Keep moving and turning for even browning.

• Once they are fried and golden brown from all the sides, remove them to a paper towel-lined plate. Fry the second batch similarly.

Making Veg Manchurian dry recipe:

• Take cornflour in a small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of water and make a lump-free mixture. Keep it aside.

• Now heat the sesame oil in a pan on medium heat.

• Once hot add finely chopped ginger, garlic, and green chilies. Saute them for 1 minute, do not brown the garlic.

• Now add chopped onions. Cook till they are soft and translucent or light pink. Again do not brown the onions, just soften them.

• Now add ketchup, soy sauce, chili sauce and vinegar.

• Now add cornflour mixture. Mix and let it simmer for 2 minutes or till you get the nice thick of sauce. Make sure it is not watery.

• Now add salt and pepper to taste. You can add red chili flakes too. Mix well.

• Now add fried Manchurian balls. Toss them and coat all the balls with that sauce.

• Lastly, sprinkle spring onions greens and serve immediately.