Dry Manchurian Recipe Card

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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 21-25 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Dry Manchurian Recipe

o Cabbage grated 1 small
o Carrots chopped 1 medium
o Cauliflower grated 1/2 medium
o Spring onion greens chopped 1
o Celery stalks chopped 2 inch
o Oil 1 tablespoon + for deep-frying
o Ginger chopped 1 tablespoon
o Garlic chopped 2 tablespoon
o Green chillies chopped 1-2
o Red chilli flakes 1 tablespoon
o Salt to taste
o Crushed black peppercorns to taste
o Vegetable stock 4 tablespoons
o Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
o Green chilli sauce 1 tablespoon
o Cornstarch 3 tablespoons
o Sugar 1/2 tablespoon
 o Refined flour (maida) 1 tablespoon
o Vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons

Method
Step 1
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Step 2
Combine cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, spring onion, half the celery, ¾ tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon garlic, half the green chillies, chilli flakes,
salt and crushed peppercorns in a bowl, mix well and set aside.
Step 3
To prepare sauce, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add remaining celery, remaining ginger and remaining green chillies and mix well.
Step 4
Add remaining garlic, mix and sauté for 30 seconds. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable stock, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, green chilli sauce and salt and
mix well.
Step 5
Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in some water to make a smooth slurry. Add this to the pan and mix well.
Step 6
Add crushed peppercorns and sugar and mix well.
Step 7
Squeeze out the excess water from the prepared vegetable mixture and transfer into another bowl. Add remaining soy sauce, refined flour and
remaining cornstarch and mix well.
Step 8
Divide the vegetable mixture into equal portions and shape them into balls.
Step 9
Deep-fry the vegetable balls in hot oil till cooked and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 10
Add remaining vinegar and remaining spring onion with greens in the prepared sauce and mix. Add fried vegetable balls and mix well.
Step 11
Serve hot garnished with red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper and green capsicum juliennes.