Manchurian-Dry Recipe: Manchurian is an Indo-Chinese snack that has become very popular in India. You can easily find it at many functions as a starter. It consists of round vegetable balls that are deep-fried and tossed in flavorful sauces.
There are two popular types of Manchurian: dry Manchurian, which you can enjoy as a snack or starter, and gravy Manchurian, which pairs well with chow mine and fried rice. This is my Manchurian-Dry Recipe; Iโll share the Manchurian-Gravy Recipe in my next recipe. ๐
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Manchurian Dry
Course: Snacks, StarterCuisine: Indo-Chinese4
servings15
minutes40
minutes180
kcal55
minutesThis Manchurian Dry is fired balls of veggies and all purpose flour sautรฉ with onion, capsicum. Can have as side dish withย Chowmeinย orย Fried Rice or as starter.
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour (เคฎเฅเคฆเคพ)ย –ย โ cup
Corn Flourย –ย 2 tbsp.
Carrot (เคเคพเคเคฐ)ย –ย 1
Cabbage (เคฌเคเคฆเคเฅเคญเฅ)ย –ย ยผ from small size
Capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค)ย –ย 2
Spring Onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค)ย –ย 5
Red Onion (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค)ย –ย 1
Green Chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค)ย –ย 4
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค)ย –ย 1 inch
Garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ)ย –ย 3-4 florets
Pepper(เคเคพเคฒเฅเคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) Powderย –ย ยผ tsp.
Soy Sauceย –ย 1 tbsp.
Tomato Ketchupย –ย 2 tbsp.
Oil (เคคเฅเคฒ)ย –ย 1 tbsp.
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) as per taste.
Directions
- Grate carrot (เคเคพเคเคฐ) and cabbage (เคฌเคเคฆเคเฅเคญเฅ). Finely chop 1 capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), 2 green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Dice red onion (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) and 1 capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค). Slit and cut in halves 2 green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค).
- In a bowl add grated carrot (เคเคพเคเคฐ), grated cabbage (เคฌเคเคฆเคเฅเคญเฅ), chopped 1 capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), chopped โ spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), chopped 2 green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) with 1 tsp. oil, pepper (เคเคพเคฒเฅเคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, all purpose flour (เคฎเฅเคฆเคพ), corn flour and salt as per taste. Mix all things together and make balls.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these balls till golden brown on medium heat. Drain oil from these balls and place on a plate having paper towel on it to remove excess oil from fried balls.
- Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a thick base pan on high heat and add diced red onion (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), diced capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), slit green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), chopped ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and chopped garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Sautรฉ until they become slightly tender.
- Add Soy sauce, Chilli sauce, Tomato ketchup and salt as per taste; mix well.
- Now add fried balls and remaining chopped 2/5 spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค). Toss and cook on high flame for 1-2 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) leaves and serve hot.
Notes
- Do not use water for making balls, as water released by vegetables will be enough to bind them.
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