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Veg Manchurian

A simple, steamed veg balls manchurian.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: manchurian, veg
Author: Abinaya Nagarajan

Ingredients

Veg balls

  • 3/4 cup veggies ( carrot + beans + capsicum + cabbage ) chopped finely
  • 1 onion medium sized; chopped
  • 1/4 cup besan
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • salt

Gravy

  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp spring onion white chopped
  • 1 tsp spring onion green chopped
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp corn flour
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • salt

Instructions
 

Veg balls

  • In a bowl, add 3/4 cup chopped veggies ( carrots, beans, capsicums and cabbage ), 1 chopped onions, 1/4 cup besan, 1/2 cup rice flour, 1tsp pepper, salt, 3 tsp water and mix well.
  • Make small balls out of the mix and steam in panniyaram pan. Keep rotating them so that they are cooked evenly in all sides.
  • Cook it in medium flame for 15 mins ( or until the balls are fried in all the sides )

Manchurian

  • In a pan, add 1 tsp oil, 1 tsp chopped garlic, 1 tsp spring onion white and fry.
  • Add 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 tbsp red chilli paste, 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar and mix it well.
  • Add 1/4 cup water, 1/2 tsp vinegar and boil in medium flame for 2 mins.
  • Dissolve 1 tsp corn flour in 1 tbsp water. Add it in the mix. It would start becoming thick and glossy.
  • Add the veg balls and saute it for 2 mins.
  • Sprinkle 1 tsp spring onion green. It is done.

Notes

  1. Use a wok to make this recipe; I didn't have one, so did in this flat kadai.
  2. You can also deep fry the veg balls. I chose to steam them to be healthy.
  3. While steaming in panniyarm chatti, make sure to cook it evenly until brown; else the inner portion won't be cooked properly.