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Vegetable Manchurian gravy recipe

Indo -chinese veg Manchurian balls in gravy
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indo chinese
Keyword: Indo chinese
Servings: 4
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

For the vegetable balls Makes 12 balls

  • 2 cups finely chopped vegetables I used carrot, baby corn, cabbage, and cauliflower
  • 4 tbsp plain flour | maida
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 green chili finely chopped
  • ½ tbsp grated ginger
  • Salt as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

For the gravy

  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp grated ginger
  • 2 green chili finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp capsicum finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tbsp corn flour
  • 2 cups water

Instructions

For the Manchurian balls

  • Grate the carrots and cauliflower.
  • Mix all the ingredients in the above table except oil in a wide bowl.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and make small balls out of the vegetable mixture and deep fry the balls.
  • Do not add too much at a time.
  • The water that oozes out from the veggie is enough to bind and make a ball.
  • If it is too dry then sprinkle -2 tsp of water.
  • When it becomes golden brown take out from oil and drain in a kitchen towel. Always fry the balls on a medium flame. If the flame is too high, then the vegetables will not get cooked inside.
  • If it is too low, then will absorb oil.

For the gravy

  • In a saucepan, add oil and add the garlic, ginger, green chili.
  • Saute in a medium flame for a minute and add sugar to it.
  • Saute it till the sugar turns light brown(this will give a nice taste)
  • Now add the capsicum and saute for a few minutes. Ensure that it should not overcooked.
  • Now mix the water with all-purpose flour and pour it into the saucepan.
  • check for salt and boil on a low flame till the sauce slightly thickens. Add Soya sauce to this now.
  • Add tomato ketchup (if adding)at this stage and mix well.
  • Add the balls before serving.

Notes

  1. I have heard that these balls will break if they stay longer in the gravy, and I wanted to try them out.
  2. I took out a portion of gravy and dunked 3 balls in the gravy and this lasted for more than 8 hours without any breaks.
  3. Vegetable Manchurian gravy pairs well with fried rice and noodles.