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Vegetable Manchurian

Let’s make a dish that I crave on the regular – Vegetable Manchurian! If you’re anything like me, you probably order this every single time you see it on a menu. I love the fusion flavors of Indian food & Chinese food, so it’s a no brainer that I would love this! It’s warm, savory, and is so worth making at home!

My Favorite Vegetables

Manchurian balls are basically little dumplings, and I love to fill them up with as many vegetables as possible. We use cabbage, carrots, onion, bell pepper, ginger and garlic! Alternatively, you can always make these with cauliflower, add in some more greens, or even some potato. All purpose flour and corn starch will really help combine all of these delicious veggies together to prepare for the fryer!

Adjusting the Gravy

I love my Vegetable Manchurian when it’s nice and saucy. Does anyone else feel the same way? You can always double the sauce / gravy recipe if you want it to be saucier. As a tip, the longer you have the Manchurian in the sauce, the more sauce u will see being used up. The Manchurian love to soak in all of that gravy, so be prepared for that in case you don’t want it to be too dry!

Making Manchurian in Advance

Since this recipe does require a lot of chopping, grating, peeling, etc, I think you will be happy to learn that you can totally make different part in different days. You can make the Manchurian balls a day or two before you use them, and store them in the fridge in an air tight container. When you are ready to eat them, you can make the sauce and pop them in as you normally would 🙂

If you make my Vegetable Manchurian, please be sure to tag @chocolateandcheeseplease in any Instagram stories! I would also love it if you could comment below and rate this recipe with your honest thoughts! If you haven’t seen me on Instagram yet, be sure to follow me 🙂 ENJOY!

Vegetable Manchurian
Fried veggie dumplings in a yummy Indo-Chinese sauce!

INGREDIENTS

Manchurian

  • 4 cups cabbage (finely chopped)
  • 2/3 cup carrot (finely shredded)
  • 1 cup assorted bell pepper (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped, I used a mix of red & white)
  • 2 chili’s (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp garlic (grated)
  • 1 tbsp ginger (grated)
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1.5 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tbsp water (use as needed)

Sauce / Gravy

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped, red or white)
  • 3 tbsp garlic (grated)
  • 3 tbsp ginger (grated)
  • 3/4 cup assorted bell pepper (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp sambal
  • 1/2 fresh lemon (squeezed)
  • 1/4 cup green onion (finely chopped)

INTRUCTIONS

Manchurian

  1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. When adding in the all purpose flour, add it in 1/4 cup at a time and mix. Add salt and black pepper per taste.
  2. The veggies will start to reduce water, and the corn start + all purpose flour will help it turn into a dough-like structure. You can use your hands to continue mixing to get the dough-like result.
  3. Make 20 even sized Manchurian balls with your hands. Grease your hands with some oil in between if it gets too sticky.
  4. Deep fry each Manchurian ball until golden brown. Let them cool on a paper towel to remove any excess oil.

Sauce / Gravy

  1. Start off by making your corn starch slurry. Mix together the corn starch and 1/2 cup of water. Set aside.
  2. To a large pot, add your oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the onion, garlic, and ginger. After a minute or so add in the bell peppers.
  3. When everything looks soft, add in the soy sauce, sambal, corn starch slurry, lemon juice, sriracha, and about 1 cup of water.
  4. Let this cook for a few minutes, and you will see it getting thicker. You can add some more water if you want more gravy. Adjust seasonings as you go.
  5. Add in all of your Manchurian balls into the sauce. Mix until everything is nice and coated. You can garnish with green onion and cilantro. Serve while hot!

NOTES

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