Cabbage Manchurian

Preparation time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Elekosu/Cabbage - 1 medium size
• Onion - 1
• Capsicum - 1
• Spring onion - 1 small bunch
• Ginger - 2 sp(finely chopped)
• Garlic - 2 sp(finely chopped)
• Green chilies - 5
• Tomato sauce - 4tsp
• Soy sauce - 1tsp
• Sugar - 1/2 sp
• Salt to taste
• Ajinomoto - a pinch
• Oil -1 bowl (for deep fry)

To Prepare dip:

• Maida/Plain flour - 1/4 bowl
• Corn flour - 1tsp
• Red chili powder - 1tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Water - as per requirement.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for dip and mix well by adding required amount of water to form thick paste. It should be very thick like Uddinavada dough/thick sauce and not watery. leave for around 3-4 hrs.
• Finely chop the cabbage and add to the above prepared dough and mix well. Add small rounds of this mixture in to hot oil and deep fry till they are crisp, keep it aside on a tissue paper to remove excess oil.
• In a thick bottom pan, Add 5 tsp of oil, Add finely chopped ginger, garlic fry until light brown.
• Add finely chopped green chilies, onion capsicum and spring onion fry till they are half cook.
• Add tomato sauce, soy sauce, little bit of water to adjust consistency salt and a pinch of sugar mix well.
• Add the deep fried cabbage balls and mix well. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.