Recipe- Vegetable manchurian are Perfect Tea Time Snacks

Vegetable Manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese recipe which serves as a great side dish for fried rice too.

Ingredients

For the vegetable balls

3 cups finely chopped cabbage
1 1/4 cups carrot grated
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tbsp cornflour
5 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt and to taste
oil for deep-frying

For the sauce

1 tbsp garlic (lehsun)
finely chopped
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1 cup clear vegetable
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 1 cup of water
2 pinches of sugar
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste.

Method

For the vegetable balls

* Combine the cabbage, carrots, onions, cornflour, plain flour, garlic, green chilli, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well using your hands.

* Shape spoonfuls of the mixture into small balls. Deep fry a few balls at a time in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

For the sauce

* Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan on a high flame. Add the garlic, green chillies and ginger and stir fry over a high flame for a few seconds. Add the stock, soya sauce, cornflour paste, sugar and salt and simmer for a few minutes.

How to serve

* Just before serving, put the vegetable balls in the sauce and bring to a boil. Serve hot.