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.

Idly Manchurian

Preparation time : 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Idly - 6
• Oil - 1 bowl

To prepare dough:

• Maida/plain flour - 1/4 cup
• Corn flour - 1tsp
• Ajinomoto - 1 pinch
• Red chili powder - 1 sp
• Orange food color - a pinch
• Salt - 1/2 sp

To prepare seasoning/Black sauce

• Finely chopped spring onion - 1/2 bowl
• 1/2 inch diced onion - 1/2 bowl
• 1/2 inch diced capsicum - 1/2 bowl
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Finely chopped garlic - 2 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 4 tsp
• Finely chopped green chilies - 5
• Green chili sauce - 1 -2 sp
• Soy sauce - 1tsp
• Salt - 1/4 sp
• Ajinomoto - a pinch

Method:

• Idly is prepared in the usual process. Allow to cool to room temperature. we can also utilize the extra remaining idlies.  Idlies are cut into 4 pieces.
• Add the ingredients for dough and mix well with required quantity of water to make smooth dough. leave it for atleast 3 to 4 hrs.
• Dip the idly pieces in dough and deep fry until they are very crisp.
• Heat 5 tsp oil in a large pan, add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, finely chopped green chilies and garlic fry well.
• Add diced onion and capsicum, finely chopped spring onion fry well.
• Add 1/4 tsp of salt and a pinch of ajinomoto.
• Add 1 tsp of green chili sauce, 4 sp tomato sauce and 1tsp of soy sauce mix well.
• Add the deep fried idly pieces, mix well, garnish with spring onion and serve hot with tomato sauce and chili sauce. 

Paneer Munchurian

Preparation time:40

Ingredients :

• Paneer - 400 gm
• Maida - 1/4 bowl
• Corn flour - 2sp
• Rice flour - 1sp
• Green chili - 5
• Pepper  - 1 sp
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 sp
• Garlic finely chopped - 2 sp
• Green chili sauce - 3 sp
• Red chili powder - 1sp
• Coriander seed powder - 1/2 sp
• Tomato sauce - 4 sp
• Soy sauce - 1sp
• Spring onion - 1/2 bowl
• Onion - 1
• Capsicum - 1
• Salt to taste
• Ajinomoto  - a pinch
• Orange food color - a pinch
• Oil - 1 bowl 

Method:

• Cut Paneer into 1 inch cubes, sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste mix well and keep it aside.
• Prepare dough of 1/4 bowl maida/plain flour, 1tsp crushed black pepper, 1 tsp corn flour, 1sp rice flour, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp of salt, a pinch of ajinomoto and a pinch of food color. keep it for at least 3 hrs.
• Dip the paneer cubes in the maida dough and deep fry till they are crisp.
• Heat 5 tbp oil in a large pan, add 2tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp finely chopped garlic, saute well.
• Add half inch diced onion, capsicum and half of finely chopped spring onion saute until they are half cooked.
• Add 1/4 tsp satl and a pinch of ajinomoto.
• Add 1tsp green chili sauce, 4 tsp tomato sauce and 3/4 tsp of soy sauce mix well.
• Add the deep fried paneer cubes and mix well.
• Garnish with finely chopped spring onion and serve hot with tomato sauce and chili sauce.

Baby corn manchurian

Preparation time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

• Baby corn - 15 -20
• Corn flour - 2 sp
• Maida/Plain flour- 1/4 cup
• Salt - 1 sp
• Cooking soda - a pinch
• Orange food color - a pinch
• Onion - 1
• Capsicum - 1
• Ginger - 2sp (finely chopped)
• Garlic - 2sp (finely chopped)
• Spring onion - 1 small bunch
• Green chili sauce - 2 sp
• Tomato sauce - 4 sp
• Soy sauce - 1sp

Method:

• Clean and cut baby corn lengthwise. boil water in a saucepan, add a tsp of salt and the cut baby corn, leave it for around 3 - 4 mins, drain the excess water and pat dry the baby corn.
• In a bowl, add maida, corn flour, 1/4 sp salt, 1/2 sp red chili powder, a pinch of cooking soda and a pinch of orange food color, add required quantity of water to make smooth dough like dosa dough (It should not be too thick nor too thin). This dough need to be set for at least 4 hrs.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep fry. Dip the half boiled baby corn in maida dough to get a neat coat of it and deep fry. spread on a tissue to remove excess oil.
• Heat 5 sp oil in a pan, add finely chopped ginger, garlic and green chilies, mix well.
• Add diced onion and capsicum, half of finely chopped spring onions and cook till its half done.
• Sprinkle 1/4 sp of salt.
• Add green chili sauce (2tsp), tomato sauce(4 tsp) and 1 tsp of soy sauce mix well. 
• Add the deep fried baby corns and mix well, garnish with finely chopped spring onions.
• Serve hot with tomato sauce, chili sauce and fresh round pieces of cucumber.

Mixed Veg Manchurian

Preparation time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

• Mixed vegetable - 1 big bowl (Carrot, beans, green peas, potato, cabbage, cauli)
• Maida - 1/4 cup
• Corn flour - 2sp
• Bread crumbs - 1/ 4 bowl
• Green chilies - 5
• Onion - 1 medium
• Capsicum - 1 small
• Spring onion - 1 small bunch
• Salt to taste
• Red chili powder- 1/2 sp
• Baking soda - a pinch
• Soy sauce - 1 sp
• Green chili sauce - 4 sp
• Tomato sauce - 4 sp
• Orange food color - a pinch

Method:

• Mixed vegetables are finely chopped and pressure cooked till 2 whistles. Drain the excess water and transfer to a bowl. Add 1 sp corn flour, 1/2 sp salt, 1/2 sp red chili powder and bread crumbs and mix well. roll out small balls and keep it aside.
• In a bowl, add maida, corn flour, 1/4 sp salt, 1/2 sp red chili powder, a pinch of cooking soda and a pinch of orange food color, add required quantity of water to make smooth dough like dosa dough (It should not be too thick nor too thin). This dough need to be set for atleast 4 hrs.

• Heat oil in a pan for deep fry, dip each veg balls in maida dough to get a clean coat of it and deep fry.
• For seasoning, heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped green chilies, ginger and garlic, half of finely chopped spring onion and fry for a while.
• Add 1 inch diced onion and capsicum, onion and capsicum should be half cooked.
• Add green chili sauce(to made more spicier), tomato sauce and soy sauce, stir well.
• Add the deep fried veg balls and mix well.
• Sprinkle salt, it does not need much it may take around 1/4 sp. 2 sp of vinegar can also be added.
• Garnish with finely chopped spring onion and serve hot with tomato sauce and chili sauce.

Gobi manchurian

Preparation time : 40 mins

Ingredients:

• Gobi/Cauliflower - 1 medium
• Onion - 1 medium
• Capsicum - 1 small
• Spring onions - 1 small bunch
• Ginger - 2sp (finely chopped)
• Garlic - 2 sp (finely chopped)
• Green chilies - 4 (finely chopped)
• Oil - 1 bowl (for deep fry)
• Maida/Plain flour - 1/4 cup
• Corn flour - 1sp
• Red chili powder - 1/2 sp
• Salt - to taste
• Tomato sauce
• Green chili sauce
• Soy sauce - 3/4 sp
• Orange food color - a pinch
• Cooking soda - a pinch
• Vinegar - 2 sp (optional)

Method:

• Bring water to boil in a sauce pan, meanwhile gobi/caulifower is cleaned and broken into big florettes. Once water starts to boil add 1/2 sp of salt and the florettes, allow for 3 -4 mins drain excess water and pat dry the florettes.
• In a bowl, add maida, corn flour, 1/4 sp salt, 1/2 sp red chili powder, a pinch of cooking soda and a pinch of orange food color, add required quantity of water to make smooth dough like dosa dough (It should not be too thick nor too thin). This dough need to be set for atleast 4 hrs.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep fry, dip each florette in maida dough to get a clean coat of it and deep fry.
• For seasoning, heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped green chilies, ginger and garlic, half of finely chopped spring onion,fry for a while.
• Add 1 inch diced onion and capsicum, onion and capsicum should be half cooked.
• Add salt to taste.
• Add green chili sauce(to made more spicier), tomato sauce and soy sauce, stir well.(Vinegar can also be added).
• Add the deep fried florettes and mix well.
• Garnish with finely chopped spring onion and serve hot with tomato sauce and chili sauce.