About this recipe
Veg manchurian gravy recipe has a sauce or gravy in which the fried veggies balls are tossed and dunked.
The sauce has a mix of eclectic flavors and tastes like sweet, savory, spicy, sour and umami. The recipe is also vegan.
Manchurian in the Indian lingo is a term for fried veggies or fried meat (fish or prawns or chicken) in this spicy-umami sauce.
You can also call the sauce as manchurian sauce. Manchurian and many other Indian Chinese recipes were an invention of the Chinese community living in Kolkata.
This Chinese style of cooking was largely adapted to suit the Indian palate and also to have more vegetarian options in the cuisine.
About this recipe
Veg manchurian gravy recipe has a sauce or gravy in which the fried veggies balls are tossed and dunked.
The sauce has a mix of eclectic flavors and tastes like sweet, savory, spicy, sour and umami. The recipe is also vegan.
Manchurian in the Indian lingo is a term for fried veggies or fried meat (fish or prawns or chicken) in this spicy-umami sauce.
You can also call the sauce as manchurian sauce. Manchurian and many other Indian Chinese recipes were an invention of the Chinese community living in Kolkata.
This Chinese style of cooking was largely adapted to suit the Indian palate and also to have more vegetarian options in the cuisine
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How to make veg manchurian gravy
For ease of reading, I have divided this post into 3 main parts.
- Step 1 – making veg manchurian balls
- Step 2 – frying veg manchurian balls
- Step 3 – making manchurian gravy or sauce
Ingredients of Veg Manchurian
- For vegetable balls:
- 1/2 cup cabbage
- 1/2 cup carrot
- 1/2 cup capsicum
- 1/2 cup spring onion
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp garlic
- 3 tbsp corn flour
- 2 tbsp maida
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp water
- For manchurian sauce:
- Oil
- 2 tbsp garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 tsp green chilli
- 2 tbsp spring onion
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp chilli sauce
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp blackpeppeb
How To Make Veg ManchurianNDTV Food
Veg Manchurian Recipe : A super delicious Indo-Chinese dish that will cater all your snack cravings and leave you wanting for more! This quick and easy dish is ideal for any occassion at home.
- Total Cook Time45 mins
- Prep Time10 mins
- Cook Time35 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Veg Manchurian
- For vegetable balls:
- 1/2 cup cabbage
- 1/2 cup carrot
- 1/2 cup capsicum
- 1/2 cup spring onion
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp garlic
- 3 tbsp corn flour
- 2 tbsp maida
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp water
- For manchurian sauce:
- Oil
- 2 tbsp garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 tsp green chilli
- 2 tbsp spring onion
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp chilli sauce
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp corn flour
- 1 cup water
How to Make Veg Manchurian
To prepare the vegetable balls:
1.
Take all the veggies, finely chopped, in a bowl along with ginger, garlic, corn flour, maida, salt, black pepper and soy sauce.
2.
Mix them well, adding water as required for consistency.
3.
Make round balls out of the thick vegetable mixture.
4.
Now deep fry the vegetable balls in a pan.
Properly mix the balls along with the sauce
