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Veg Manchurian Recipe, How To Make Vegetable Manchurian Curry

2013-07-28 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Veg Manchurian-Vegetable balls in a sweet and sour sauce  an Indo-Chinese recipe

Veg manchurian/Vegetable Manchurain is a classic Indo Chinese recipe. It is easy to make and tastes very good. There are quite a few versions of making the manchurian balls and the sweet and sour sauce is also made according to individual taste. Chopped, grated or minced vegetables are mixed with cornflour or bread crumbs and salt, pepper and soy sauce are added as seasoning and then the balls are deep fried and added to the sweet and sour sauce.

You can also make the balls in a paniyaram pan for a low fat version. It can also be made as a dry manchurian (without sauce), or semi dry the way I have made here, or wet (with sauce).

Enjoy the sweet and sour vegetable manchurian with Chinese fried rice, hakka noodles or even with any Indian bread.

You can also try these recipes-

  • Sweet corn vegetable soup
  • Sweet and Sour Paneer
  • Chinese fried Rice
  • Crispy Corn Recipe
  • Chili Dragon Baby Corn

chinese vegetable manchurian recipe

how to make veg manchurian

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Veg Manchurian or Vegetable Manchurian

Veg Manchurian-Vegetable balls in a sweet and sour sauce  an Indo-Chinese recipe

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main Course, sabzi, Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine
Keyword: chinese, MANCHURIAN, veg manchurian, vegetable
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

For Making Manchurian Balls

  • 3/4 cup Cabbage grated
  • 1/2 cup Carrot grated
  • 1/2 cup Capsicum finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Potato boiled and mashed
  • 3 tbsp Corn kernels boiled(optional)
  • 1.5 tsp Green chilies chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger grated
  • 1.5 tsp Soy Sauce / Soya Sauce
  • 1/4 tsp Vinegar-few drops
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
  • 4 tbsp Corn flour
  • To fry Cooking oil

For the sweet and sour sauce

  • 1/2 cup Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch chopped
  • 1/2 cup Cabbage / Patta Gobhi chopped
  • 2 Green chilies/Hari Mirch chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak grated
  • 4 tbsp Tomato ketchup
  • 1.5 tbsp White Vinegar / Sirka
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce-3 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp Green chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
  • To Taste Salt / Namak
  • 1/4 tsp Ajinomoto/ MSG optional
  • 3 tbsp Corn Flour
  • 2 cup Water/vegetable stock
  • 1.5 tbsp Cooking Oil

Instructions

For Making the Manchurian Balls

  • Take all the ingredients listed in to make manchurian balls(except cooking oil) in a big bowl.
  • Mix all together, but don’t mash with pressure otherwise vegetables will start releasing water.
  • Grease your palms with oil and make small and smooth balls from the mixture. (No need to add water in the mixture)
  • Heat oil in a pan and check by frying a ball first, and if it is breaking then add some cornflour or bread crumbs in the vegetable mixture.
  • Add balls first on high flame and then reduce flame to medium heat and fry few at a time. Avoiding crowding the pan.
  • Fry balls to a nice golden colour and then drain on a paper napkin.
  • Keep aside.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • In a bowl add corn flour and 1/2 cup water, mix well and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a wok and add chopped or slit green chilies and ginger.
  • Saute for a few seconds, then add chopped capsicum and stir fry for few seconds.
  • Now add chopped cabbage and saute for a minute.
  • Add soy sauce,chili sauce and tomato sauce and stir for few seconds.
  • Add 2 cups of water or vegetable stock and give it a boil.(can adjust the quantity of water according to the gravy needed)
  • Now add sugar, salt and pepper powder and boil for approx 1 minute.
  • Add the water and corn flour slurry (made at step 1) and mix well.
  • Boil for a minute and keep stirring till sauce starts to thicken.
  • Now add the fried manchurian balls and vinegar and remove the pan from the flame.
  • Serve hot with fried rice.

Notes

Serving suggestions and tips-
 1- You can also make the manchurian balls in a paniyaram pan or lightly brush them with oil and bake in an oven.
2- The fried manchurian balls can also be served as an appetizer.
3- Keep the fried balls and sauce seperately and mix them only when you want to serve.
4- Boiled potato, boiled and mashed rice, corn flour or bread crumbs can be added as a binding agent according to personal preference, I tried adding potato and loved it as balls are shaped and fried perfectly.
5- For making dry manchurian just skip the water and cornflour slurry.(step 1 and 8 in the sweet and sour sauce procedure) and follow the rest of the recipe.
6- Make the manchurian mixture only when you are ready to fry. If the mixture rests for long it will start releasing water and become difficult to shape so you may need to add a lot more corn flour to bind.
7- You can adjust the consistency of sauce according to your preference by adjusting the quantity of water and corn starch.but do remember that the sauce will thicken further when it comes to room temperature.
8-You can finely chop the veggies in a food processor but I like to have some amount of crunch in the balls so I grated and chopped them.
9-Addition of corn is optional.

Filed Under: Chinese Cuisine, Gravy dishes, International Cuisine, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: chinese recipe, Indo chinese, Kofta curry, manchurian, No onion garlic recipe, satvik, side dish, Subzis and curries, veg manchurian, vegetable Manchurain

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Comments

  1. yvs vamsi krishna says

    2015-05-28 at

    Thanks for providing such a very nice information,it is really good details
    veg manchurian recipe

  2. Sadaf Afshan says

    2013-09-16 at

    The roundup of the Virtual Eid Potluck Party is now ready on my blog. Please accept the token of appreciation for joining the event.

  3. Sadaf Afshan says

    2013-08-16 at

    I'm a big fan of Indo-Chinese cuisine and Manchurian is one of my favourites. Thanks for linking it to my Virtual Eid Potluck Party.

  4. Sadaf Afshan says

    2013-08-02 at

    One of my all time favourite Chinese dishes. Lovely recipe. This would also be great for my Virtual Eid Potluck Party. It would be great if you could link it to my event.

  5. Satya says

    2013-07-29 at

    wow those Manchurian balls looking soooo perfect ….yummy

  6. Sona S says

    2013-07-29 at

    Delicious and inviting dish.

  7. Sangeetha Priya says

    2013-07-29 at

    delicious manchurian recipe, love it…

  8. Shruti says

    2013-07-28 at

    Any Ind-Chinese food lover can't miss this one out!!! I'm loving it… Pretty post dear 🙂

  9. Chitz says

    2013-07-28 at

    Perfectly made.. I just love it anytime 🙂

  10. Ramya Krishnamurthy says

    2013-07-28 at

    really drooling delicious recipe and love this spicy treat in the party

  11. Anonymous says

    2013-07-28 at

    Droolworhy pics and dish..!
    Jagruti

  12. divya says

    2013-07-28 at

    Looks delish..feel like digging into it.

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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