Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

Vegetable Manchurian is a ever-popular Chinese dish.

Cooking Time and Serve Estimate for Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

Cooking Time : 20 min.
Preparation Time : 15 min.

Serves 4.

Ingredients for making Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

For the Manchurian

4 teacups cabbage, finely chopped
1 1/2 teacups carrots, grated
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons cornflour
5 tablespoons plain flour
3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
2 pinches black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Ajinomoto powder (optional)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

For the sauce

1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons green chillies, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ginger, finely chopped
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 teacup clear vegetable stock or water
1 tablespoon soya sauce
2 pinches sugar
2 tablespoons oil
salt to taste

Method for preparing Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

For the Manchurian

1. Mix the cabbage, carrots, onion, cornflour, plain flour, plain flour, garlic, green chilli, ajinomoto, salt and pepper.

2. Shape spoonfuls of the mixture into small balls. If you find it difficult to form balls, sprinkle a little water.

3. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

For the sauce

1. 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.

2. Mix the cornflour with 1/4 cup of water.

3. Add the stock, soya sauce, cornflour mixture, sugar and salt and cook for a few minutes.


How to serve Vegetable Manchurian

1. Just before serving, put the balls in the sauce and cook for a few minutes.

2. Serve hot.