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Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins

There are two popular variations of making veg Manchurian - Veg Manchurian Gravy, in which Manchurian gravy or sauce is little thin and makes for a tasty Chinese Main Course. It goes best with fried rice, noodles or jeera rice. And another is Veg Manchurian Dry, in which the sauce is very thick and all coted over the balls. It is served as starter snack or as an appetizer. With this recipe you can also checkout my Indo-Chinese Recipes Collection, which includes recipes like Chili Chana Recipe, Paneer Thread Rolls Recipe, Manchow Soup Recipe, Lettuce Wrap Recipe etc.

Finally, I would like you to visit and checkout my Snacks Recipes Collection and Indian Curry Recipes Collection.

Instructions for how to make Veg Manchurian Gravy:

  1. Firstly, take 1.25 cup grated cauliflower, 1/2 cup grated carrots, 1/4 cup grated capsicum,1 tsp ginger garlic paste, salt to taste and 3/4 tsp ground black pepper to it. In place of cauliflower, you can use finely chopped cabbage.
  2. Then add 2 tbsp corn flour and 2 tbsp maida to it and mix all the ingredients really well. Just mix and gather the whole mixture together. 
  3. Then take a small portion of the mixture in your hands. Press and roll it in your palm and make a round veggie ball.
  4. Make all veggie balls this way and keep aside.
  5. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. Gently place the balls in the hot oil.
  6. When cooked from one side, turn the balls with a slotted spoon. Fry the balls till crisp and golden turning them over a couple of times.
  7. Drain them once they have fried and stopped the ladle on the corner of the wok so that extra oil moves back in it. Fry all the Manchurian Veggie balls likewise.
  8. For Manchurian Gravy, firstly heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and sauté 1/2 inch finely chopped ginger and 3-4 finely chopped garlic cloves.
  9. Then add 1 medium-sized finely chopped onion to it and sauté for a minute on high flame.
  10. Then add 1/4 cup finely chopped white part of spring onion and 1/4 cup finely chopped green capsicum. Stir fry them on high flame.
  11. Then add 1/4 capsicum (cut into cubes) and few onion petals to it. Stir fry them couple of minutes. 
  12.  Add 1 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp red chili sauce, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ tsp ground black pepper , ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar or more if required. Stir fry making sure all the sauces are well combined.
  13. Add in 1.25 cup water and boil on medium flame.
  14. Now, prepare slurry by taking 2 tsp corn flour and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Mix well forming a lump-free slurry.
  15. Pour in corn flour slurry and mix well. As soon as you add slurry, mix very well so that there are no lumps.
  16. Continue to boil until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.
  17. Add prepared veggie Manchurian balls to it and mix well.
  18. Switch off the flame and add chopped spring onion greens. Veg Gravy Manchurian is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot with veg fried rice or noodles or plain steamed rice or jeera rice and even butter naan or roti.
Ingredients for Veggie Manchurian Balls:
Directions for preparing Manchurian Gravy:
Ingredients for Slurry:
Directions for preparing Veg Manchurian Gravy with step by step Photos:
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Directions for preparing Manchurian Veggie Balls:
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2. Firstly, take 1.25 cup grated cauliflower, 1/2 cup grated carrots, 1/4 cup grated capsicum,1 tsp ginger garlic paste, salt to taste and 3/4 tsp ground black pepper to it. In place of cauliflower, you can use finely chopped cabbage.

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3. Then add 2 tbsp corn flour and 2 tbsp maida to it and mix all the ingredients really well. Just mix and gather the whole mixture together. Then kind of mix and knead so that the veggies leave the water and you get a dough-like mixture. But do not knead like a roti dough.

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4. Then take a small portion of the mixture in your hands. Press and roll it in your palm and make a round veggie ball.

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5. Make all veggie balls this way and keep aside.

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6. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. Gently place the balls in the hot oil. The oil has to be medium hot. Too much heat and the manchurian balls will be browned from top and uncooked from inside. Less hot oil will make the balls absorb too much oil.

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7. When cooked from one side, turn the balls with a slotted spoon. Fry the balls till crisp and golden turning them over a couple of times.

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8. Drain them once they have fried and stopped the ladle on the corner of the wok so that extra oil moves back in it. Fry all the Manchurian Veggie balls likewise.

Directions for preparing Manchurian Gravy:
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9. For Manchurian Gravy, firstly heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and sauté 1/2 inch finely chopped ginger and 3-4 finely chopped garlic cloves.

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10. Then add 1 medium-sized finely chopped onion to it and sauté for a minute on high flame.

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11. Then add 1/4 cup finely chopped white part of spring onion and 1/4 cup finely chopped green capsicum. Stir fry them on high flame.

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12. Then add 1/4 capsicum (cut into cubes) and few onion petals to it. Stir fry them couple of minutes. Adding these onion and capsicum cubes are totally optional.

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13. Add 1 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp red chili sauce, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ tsp ground black pepper , ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar or more if required. Stir fry making sure all the sauces are well combined.

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14. Add in 1.25 cup water and boil on medium flame.

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15. Now, prepare slurry by taking 2 tsp corn flour and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Mix well forming a lump-free slurry.

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16. Pour in corn flour slurry and mix well. As soon as you add slurry, mix very well so that there are no lumps.

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17. Continue to boil until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.

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18. Add prepared veggie Manchurian balls to it and mix well.

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19. Switch off the flame and add chopped spring onion greens. Veg Gravy Manchurian is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot with veg fried rice or noodles or plain steamed rice and even butter naan or roti.

Tips:

  • To make veg Manchurian you need grated or minced vegetables. So you can chop the vegetables in a food processor or chop it with a knife. But using a food processor will save your time.
  • Add more vegetables of your choice to make it nutritious like green beans, cabbage etc.
  • Fry the veg Manchurian balls on medium heat. If they are fried on a high heat, then the outside will get cooked and the inside will be not cooked leaving a doughy taste in the mouth. If they are fried on a low heat, they will absorb oil and this will make them oily and soggy.
  • If the balls break, then some more binding agent is required. So you can add 2 to 3 teaspoons of some more all-purpose flour.
  • I do not add msg or ajinomoto in any of the recipes I make. If you want you can add a pinch of it in this recipe.
  • Make sure to adjust the consistency of gravy adjusting the corn flour slurry. If you want a thin consistency, add some veg broth or water. If you want a thick consistency, add a few more teaspoons of corn flour slurry. 
  • Add Manchurian balls just before serving, as it turns soggy if soaked for a long time.
  • Adding sugar is optional, but Veg Manchurian Gravy tastes great when prepared spicy, sweet and tangy.
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Ingredients

Ingredients for Veggie Manchurian Balls:
Directions for preparing Manchurian Gravy:
Ingredients for Slurry:

Directions

Directions for preparing Veg Manchurian Gravy with step by step Photos:
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Veg Gravy Manchurian_Step1

1. Ingredients Preview.

Directions for preparing Manchurian Veggie Balls:
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Veg Gravy Manchurian_Step2

2. Firstly, take 1.25 cup grated cauliflower, 1/2 cup grated carrots, 1/4 cup grated capsicum,1 tsp ginger garlic paste, salt to taste and 3/4 tsp ground black pepper to it. In place of cauliflower, you can use finely chopped cabbage.

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3. Then add 2 tbsp corn flour and 2 tbsp maida to it and mix all the ingredients really well. Just mix and gather the whole mixture together. Then kind of mix and knead so that the veggies leave the water and you get a dough-like mixture. But do not knead like a roti dough.

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4. Then take a small portion of the mixture in your hands. Press and roll it in your palm and make a round veggie ball.

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Veg Gravy Manchurian_Step5

5. Make all veggie balls this way and keep aside.

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6. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. Gently place the balls in the hot oil. The oil has to be medium hot. Too much heat and the manchurian balls will be browned from top and uncooked from inside. Less hot oil will make the balls absorb too much oil.

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7. When cooked from one side, turn the balls with a slotted spoon. Fry the balls till crisp and golden turning them over a couple of times.

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8. Drain them once they have fried and stopped the ladle on the corner of the wok so that extra oil moves back in it. Fry all the Manchurian Veggie balls likewise.

Directions for preparing Manchurian Gravy:
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Veg Gravy Manchurian_Step9

9. For Manchurian Gravy, firstly heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and sauté 1/2 inch finely chopped ginger and 3-4 finely chopped garlic cloves.

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10. Then add 1 medium-sized finely chopped onion to it and sauté for a minute on high flame.

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11. Then add 1/4 cup finely chopped white part of spring onion and 1/4 cup finely chopped green capsicum. Stir fry them on high flame.

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12. Then add 1/4 capsicum (cut into cubes) and few onion petals to it. Stir fry them couple of minutes. Adding these onion and capsicum cubes are totally optional.

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13. Add 1 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp red chili sauce, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ tsp ground black pepper , ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar or more if required. Stir fry making sure all the sauces are well combined.

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14. Add in 1.25 cup water and boil on medium flame.

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15. Now, prepare slurry by taking 2 tsp corn flour and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Mix well forming a lump-free slurry.

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16. Pour in corn flour slurry and mix well. As soon as you add slurry, mix very well so that there are no lumps.

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17. Continue to boil until the gravy thickens and turns glossy.

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18. Add prepared veggie Manchurian balls to it and mix well.

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19. Switch off the flame and add chopped spring onion greens. Veg Gravy Manchurian is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot with veg fried rice or noodles or plain steamed rice and even butter naan or roti.

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