You know how I mentioned earlier about my love for the Indo-Chinese food.Well this again is a hot favourite.In India I would never have attempted to make this at home as we get this in any restaurant easily but I wanted to make this dish to go with fried rice.I dont think the Chinese have ever heard of this dish
This is basically an Indian invention with lots of Chinese flavours.It goes very well with fried rice.I was pleased with the results and next time I am going to try chicken manchurian.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp Cornflour
1 tbsp all purpose flour/maida
1 cup Cabbage finely shredded
4 tbsps soya sauce
1 tbsp hot sauce
1/2 cup Carrot grated
1/4 cup Onion chopped
4 green onions/scallions chopped finely
1 tbsp Green chilies chopped
1 tbsp Chopped garlic
1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped(optional)
1/4 tsp white pepper powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
2 cups vegetable stock
Oil 2 tbsps.
Oil For frying
Method:
Mix cabbage,carrot,all purpose flour,2 tbsp cornflour,1 tbsp soya sauce and 1/2 tbsp hot sauce together to form a thick batter.Add a little water if needed.
Shape into small balls and deep fry in medium hot oil till light brown.
Heat 2 tbsps. of oil in a wok. Add chopped green chilies, chopped garlic and
spring onions. Cook for about half a minute.
Dissolve the remaining cornflour in about 1/2 cup of stock and keep aside.
Add stock.Then add salt, pepper powder, sugar ,hot sauce and Soya
sauce. Bring it to a boil.
Add the cornflour paste and bring to a boil.
Add the fried balls and garnish with coriander leaves after it comes to a boil.
Remove and serve hot with fried rice.

March 27, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I love indo-chinese food too:)looks so tempting
March 27, 2008 at 4:04 pm
sounds great..must have been really delicious with fried rice
March 27, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Hey veg manchurian is my fav, ur recipe looks good.I agree with u, veg manchurian, gobi manchurian etc are all indo chinese food. Pure chinese is totally different
March 27, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Wow, the manchurian looks delicious. Nice recipe.
March 27, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I love indo-chinese too.. the manchurian looks delicious.
March 27, 2008 at 6:53 pm
From the title i was expecting fried balls..it’s different..sure it will go well with fried rice.
March 27, 2008 at 7:03 pm
It looks so yummy. Very neat recipe. Love to try this sometime.
March 27, 2008 at 8:10 pm
:-))))
Some how I dnt like manucharian….tyried many times…but never liked it:-(((
March 27, 2008 at 8:43 pm
i loooooooooooooorve chinese food.. if its indo-chinese, even better! thanks for this recipe…looks fab
..put up more such recipes puhleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase!!
mandira
March 27, 2008 at 9:11 pm
this looks like a great soup by itself. sounds typical indo-chinese and delicious !!
March 27, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Nice Nice. Looks absolutely delicious. I’m craving some Chinese food too now.
Why veg though?
March 28, 2008 at 1:37 am
Dhivya:Thanks
Athisaya Dhivya:Yup,it was!!!
Anjali : Can u beleive it…we even coined the term Indo-Chinese for our benefit
Uma, Laavanya:Thanks dears.
Lavanya: Actually this is basically a gravy dish.Can be made dry too but I prefer some gravy over rice.
Shriya:Thanks.Let me know how it turns out if you try it
Chakoli: Really…then what is your favourite?
Mandira:Definitely dear…just for you
Revathi:Yup…it does look like soup but the gravy is perfect for fried rice.
Gentle Whispers : Arey,I had tried this during Lent,so wanted to experiment first with veg.Next time it’ll definitely be chicken
March 28, 2008 at 2:59 am
its noodles..:-)))in chinese…waise i love sweet dish:-))
hw abt u?
March 28, 2008 at 3:08 am
GREAAAAAAT! looking forward to it!
March 28, 2008 at 3:39 am
I always love thi scombo nice shot
March 28, 2008 at 4:15 am
Thanks,
Try beet ghargi sometime. its realy easy. Due to its stickiness its binds very well with wheat flour, i just keep experimenting things and come up with such recipes which ppl have never heard..:D
But its not a big deal cos , i have just substituted the main ingredient, dats it!
hope to see more of u
March 28, 2008 at 4:19 am
Hey,strange! when i posted my previous comment it said “Duplicate message” or something, and it showed “error”.
im original
juss kidding!
any idea why did it show that?
March 28, 2008 at 7:19 am
I too love indo-chinese food. Of those veg. manchurian is top most, but dry though.
March 28, 2008 at 8:55 am
This dish is worth the ordeal one goes througH!!!
March 28, 2008 at 10:26 am
I absolutely love desi chinese. Your manchurian is pretty similar what I make . I make the similar thing with gobi coz its simpler.
March 28, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Oh Lent. Yup, 40 days of no meat. Pure torture for a shudh masahari like me.
March 28, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Chakoli:Mine is fried rice and chicken manchurian
Mandira:Thanks for the motivation
Sushma:Thanks.
Anjali : I have no idea why it did that! And I know you are an original
Just look at the ghargi you made!!! Simply delicious.
Hima: Thanks.I need some gravy with rice…so it looks a little bit soupy
Dee:Seriously.Worth the hardwork.
Jia:You know I just made gobi manchurian yesterday.Will post it soon.It was definitely simpler than all the shredding and grating
Gentle Whispers: Arey no…..we eat meat but little less.I just sacrifice chocolates or some such really addictive things.Next year I am planning to go veg for 40 days…but lets see.
March 28, 2008 at 5:08 pm
looks yummmmmm
March 28, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Thanks Madhavi
March 29, 2008 at 12:58 am
Manchurian is a family favorite, but we always order it or go out and eat. Guess its time to try making it at home:)
March 29, 2008 at 1:30 am
Indian Homemaker: You can try it at home :)Let me know if you do.I think if I was in India,I would rather go out and eat
March 29, 2008 at 4:01 am
I know. Me too. Last time around too I gave up meat and this time as well. Think I’ll try giving up chocolate the next time around.
March 29, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Gentle Whispers:Oh wow….I can give up meat but not my hubby as he eats out most of the time and here we dont get good veg food.Maybe next time I will
May 28, 2008 at 3:36 am
I would like to know how Veg. manchurian (dry) is prepared. Its my favourite. I tried a lot of times but failed. Pls tell me the preparation of dry veg. manchurian
May 29, 2008 at 1:22 am
Dr.Neela: Dry Manchurian can be prepared by just reducing the stock.Instead of adding 2 cups stock add only half a cup and it should do. Mostly I have eaten cauliflower manchurian dry.Just dip the cauliflower florets in the batter,deep fry and follow the above directions and reduce the stock.Hope this helps.