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veg manchurian
Veg manchurian | dry veg manchurian recipe
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Veg Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese snack. It is often served as an appetiser or an evening snack. It is delicious, bursting with many flavours of hot, sweet and spicy making it simply irresistible.  Vegetable balls are deep fried and cooked in a medley of sauces, it makes a good appetizer. This is the recipe of dry veg manchurian.

Indo-Chinese cuisine is loved by many Indians. It is a cuisine which is made suitable to the Indian taste. Earlier I have shared hakka noodles  and veg fried rice  a favourite of my children. The other recipes shared are gobi manchurian, Alu 65, healthy carrot soup, vegetable manchow soup

The popularity of gobi manchurian or veg manchurian is spread throughout the country. It is a street food which is served at many places. It overtook the popularity of bhel puri and sev puri among college students. 

Veg Manchurian Recipe

Ingredients:


For the balls:

  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrot grated
  • 1/2 head cauliflower
  • 2 potato peeled and grated
  • 10 beans
  • 1/2 capsicum
  • 1/2 tsp pepper powder
  • salt
  • 1.5 tbsp cornflour
  • 1.5 tbsp maida

For the manchurian sauce:

  • 1 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp red chilli sauce
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp water
  • oil
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1/2 capsicum
  • 1 onion
  •  

Method :

To make the balls :

  1. Cut the cauliflower florets and put them in water with a little salt and turmeric. After ten minutes, remove it, put  in a colander for sometime and grate it.
  2. Chop the onion finely.
  3. Grate the carrot.
  4. Peel the potato and grate it. Put it in water to avoid discolouration.
  5. Cut beans and capsicum into small bits.
  6. In a bowl, add all the vegetables, salt, pepper powder, cornflour, maida and mix them together to form a dough like substance. If the mixture is dry, use little water. 
  7. Heat oil in a pan, take a small quantity of the mixture and shape into a ball.
  8. Once the oil is hot, add a few balls and deep fry on medium heat until golden in colour. Keep tossing them in between with the slotted spoon.
  9. Remove them and repeat for the rest of the mixture. 

To make the dry manchurian sauce :

  1. Grate ginger and cut garlic into small pieces. Cut onion into small pieces, keep it separately.
  2. Mix tomato sauce, soy sauce, red chilli sauce and vinegar in a bowl.
  3. Mix cornflour with a small quantity of water. 
  4. Take oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic to it. Saute for sometime, take care not to burn them.  Now, add onion to it, continue to saute. Once it is slight pink in colour, throw in the capsicum pieces to it. 
  5. Cook for two minutes, let it be a little crunchy. Put the sauce mixture to it. Add little salt as the sauces contain salt in them. Now, put the corn flour slurry to it and give a stir. After a minute, once it boils switch off the flame and put the fried balls to it. Mix it properly. Garnish with spring onion greens. 

Take a tip:

  • Cabbage is usually used in veg manchurian. 
  • Spring onion is also used in this dish. It is garnished with spring onion leaves. 
  • You can use vegetables of your choice to make the balls. Cut them finely into small bits. 
  • You can add the sauces directly to the pan while cooking. 
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veg manchurian

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Veg Manchurian

Veg Manchurian is a tasty snack dish from Indo-Chinese cuisine. It is usually served as a starter.

Ingredients

  • For the balls:
  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrot grated
  • 1/2 head cauliflower
  • 2 potato peeled and grated
  • 10 beans
  • 1/2 capsicum
  • 1/2 tsp pepper powder
  • salt
  • 1.5 tbsp cornflour
  • 1.5 tbsp maida
  • For the manchurian sauce:
  • 1 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp red chilli sauce
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp water
  • oil
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1/2 capsicum
  • 1 onion

Instructions

  • To make the balls :
  • Cut the cauliflower florets and put them in water with a little salt and turmeric. After ten minutes, remove it, put  in a colander for sometime and grate it.
  • Chop the onion finely.
  • Grate the carrot.
  • Peel the potato and grate it. Put it in water to avoid discolouration.
  • Cut beans and capsicum into small bits.
  • In a bowl, add all the vegetables, salt, pepper powder, cornflour, maida and mix them together to form a dough like substance. If the mixture is dry, use little water.
  • Heat oil in a pan, take a small quantity of the mixture and shape into a ball.
  • Once the oil is hot, add a few balls and deep fry on medium heat until golden in colour. Keep tossing them in between with the slotted spoon.
  • Remove them and repeat for the rest of the mixture.
  • To make the dry manchurian sauce :
  • Grate ginger and cut garlic into small pieces. Cut onion into small pieces, keep it separately.
  • Mix tomato sauce, soy sauce, red chilli sauce and vinegar in a bowl.
  • Mix cornflour with a small quantity of water.
  • Take oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic to it. Saute for sometime, take care not to burn them.  Now, add onion to it, continue to saute. Once it is slight pink in colour, throw in the capsicum pieces to it.
  • Cook for two minutes, let it be a little crunchy. Put the sauce mixture to it. Add little salt as the sauces contain salt in them. Now, put the corn flour slurry to it and give a stir. After a minute, once it boils switch off the flame and put the fried balls to it. Mix it properly. Garnish with spring onion greens.

Notes

Cabbage is usually used in veg manchurian. 
Spring onion is also used in this dish. It is garnished with spring onion leaves. 
You can use vegetables of your choice to make the balls. Cut them finely into small bits. 
You can add the sauces directly to the pan while cooking. 

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Veg Manchurian is a classic dish from Indo-Chinese cuisine. This is the dry version, ideal as a snack or appetizer.

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cakesncurries
cakesncurries
2 years ago

Dry manchurian looks delicious. Feel like picking up the bowl off the screen. It’s a perfect starter for any party.

Preethi Prasad
2 years ago

Veg manchurian looks super delish. Evergreen dish that is loved by everyone. Seeing your post I am tempted to make them at home soon. I love both dry and with gravy.

Batter Up With Sujata
2 years ago

Dry manchurian looks super tempting. I wish I could grab the plate from picture. You are tempting me to try it soon.

namscorner18
namscorner18
2 years ago

Dry Manchurian is always our choice to go with fried rice. you have made it perfect and it looks similar to how we get in restaurants.

poonampagar
poonampagar
2 years ago

Dry vegetable manchurian looks absolutely lip smacking ! Perfect party starter loved by all ages.

Sasmita Sahoo
2 years ago

all time fav is this Veg Manchurian. Such a yum and tempting snack from Indo-Chinese cuisine.Perfect pparty appetizer as well

Mayuri Patel
1 year ago

5 stars
Oh this is one yummy dish of Veg Manchurian. Love the dry version and can actually make a meal out of it.

Kalyani
1 year ago

4 stars
It’s chilly and rainy again here after a lull and ur Manchurian is so tempting to Make and indulge in a hot snack . Lovely

Seema Sriram
Seema Sriram
1 year ago

5 stars
This is the most delicious Manchurian recipe I have tried. We are huge fans of this recipe.

archana
archana
1 year ago

5 stars
Dry veg Manchurian looks delicious and I want some now. It’s been ages since I made it even longer since we ordered it. You are making me crave for some. Making some this Sunday thanks for reminding me.

Kalyani
1 year ago

5 stars
Dry Manchurian is one of most fav things my kids order at restaurants or ask for it home. Ur dish looks great

Priya vj
1 year ago

5 stars
Dry veg Manchurian is a popular starter ordered each time we Dine out . So full of flavors and the mild crunch gives a wonderful mouth feel . Loved your detailed recipe to make them at home

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