Mixed Vegetable Manchuri

Mixed Vegetable Manchuri - Prajna Pai Prabhu

Ingredients

• Cabbage,grated 1 medium
• Cauliflower,grated 1/4 small
• Carrot,grated 1 medium
• Green chillies,finely chopped 3
• Garlic,finely chopped 15 cloves
• Ginger,finely chopped 1 1/2 inch piece
• Salt to taste
• Refined flour (maida) 1/4 cup
• Dark soy sauce 4 teaspoons
• Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
• Celery,chopped 2 inch stalk
• Cornflour/ corn starch 1 teaspoon
• Vegetable stock 1 cup
• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Vinegar 1 teaspoon
• Sugar 1/2 teaspoon
• Spring onion greens,finely chopped 2 stalk


Method
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Mix together cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, ⅓ of the green chillies, ⅓ of the garlic, ⅔ of the ginger, salt, refined flour and 2 tsps soy sauce well. Shape into small balls, roll in cornflour and deep fry till golden and crisp. Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan. Add remaining ginger, garlic and green chillies, celery, remaining soy sauce and sauté. Dissolve cornflour in 2 tbsps water. Add vegetable stock to the pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add cornflour mixture, pepper powder, vinegar and sugar and mix well. Drain the vegetable balls and add to the sauce. Mix well. Switch off the heat. Add half the spring onion greens and mix. Transfer into a serving dish and serve hot garnished with remaining spring onion greens.
These manchuri recipe is taken from sanjeev kapoor dry veg manchuri recipe and I have used Appe kayli (round mould pan )instead of deep frying them.