Ingredients

For the manchurian balls:

• 1 cup finely chopped carrots
• 1 cup finely chopped cabbage
• 1 cup finely chopped french beans
• 1 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 flakes garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 inch pc. ginger finely chopped
• 2 green chilles finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 to 4 tbsp. flour
• 2 tbsp. corn flour
• Oil for deep frying

1. Mix all the above ingredients and form into small balls.
2. Add very little water and make sure the mixture is dry enough to form the balls.
3. Add more flour if the mixture turns out too wet and diffcult to form balls.
4. Deep fry in hot oil in small batches till dark brown on all sides.

For the manchurian sauce:

• 1/2 cup sping onion
• 4 cloves finely chopped garlic
• 1 inch pc finely chopped ginger
• 2 finely chopped green chillies
• 2 tbsp. corn flour
• 2 to 3 stock cubes
• 4 cups water
• 3 tbsp. soya sauce
• 1 tbsp. tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp. chilli garlic sauce (or chilli sauce)
• 1 tsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp. sugar (optional)
• salt to taste
•  2 tbsp. Oil

1. Heat oil and fry the chopped ginger, garlic and chillies for 30 seconds.
2. Add the sping onions (reserve a tbsp. for garnish) and cook till translucent.
3. Add the stock cubes and water.
4. Bring to a boil and simmer till the cubes have dissolved completely.
5. Add the ketchup, chillie garlic sauce, soya sauce, salt if required and simmer for few minutes.
6. Dissolve the corn flour in 1/2 cup water and add to the pot and cook till it thickens and become translucent.
7. Add the manchurian balls, bring to a boil and simmer for a minute and remove from heat.
8. Serve with steamed rice or fried rice https://cooklikececilia.com/veg-fried-rice