Gobi Manchurian dry

Gobi Manchurian is an Indo-Chinese recipe where marinated cauliflower is deep fried and cooked with mixture of sauces.

Ingredients

• 1 medium size cauliflower

• 1-2 tablespoon of all purpose flour or maida

• 2-3 tablespoon of corn flour
  

• 1 medium size onion finely chopped

• 2-3 strands of spring onion

• a block of chopped ginger

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 2 green chilies finely cut

• 2 table spoon of Tomato sauce

• 2 table spoon of soya sauce

• 2 table spoon of Chili sauce

• 1/2 tea spoon of vinegar

• Salt, red chili powder and black pepper

Instructions

• Wash cauliflower thoroughly in warm water and separate the cauliflower florets. 

• Add little salt, red chili powder and a pinch of black pepper so that the cauliflower florets itself doesn't taste blunt. 

• Add around 1 table spoon of corn flour and around 1 table spoon of all purpose flour little by little. Add very little water, only the amount required to make a thick batter. Mix it thoroughly with hands so that the batter coats well the florets. Keep it like this for around 10-15 minutes. 

• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry marinated florets until it is golden brown and crispy. After putting the marinated florets in the oil, don't touch it for first 1-2 minutes so that the coating doesn't come out. You may do this in batches to avoid over crowding as that may result in sogginess. 

• Heat 2-3 table spoons of oil in a pan and add ginger-garlic. Saute till the raw smell goes off. 

• Add the spring onion white, chopped onion, green chilies and saute well for 3-5 minutes. 

• Add tomato sauce, soya sauce, chili sauce and vinegar and mix well. 

• Mix 1 table spoon of corn flour in half a cup of water and add that to the pan. Add little salt and pinch of black pepper. Be cautious while adding salt as the sauce that we added also contain salt. Let it cook for around 1-2 minutes. 

• Add the deep fried cauliflower florets and mix well and let it cook for another 1-2 minutes in low flame. 

• Garnish with spring onion greens and serve gobi manchurian dry hot.
  

Veg Manchurian

For a vegetarian people, vegetarian Manchurian with gravy is one of the main option that goes well with almost everything be it either noodles or fried rice. 

Ingredients

For Manchurian Balls:

• 1 grated carrot 
• 1 cup of grated cabbage
• 1/2 cup of finely chopped beans (optional) 
• 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic and ginger each 
• 1-2 tablespoon of all purpose flour
• 1-2 tablespoon of corn flour
• Salt to taste
• pinch of black pepper
• oil for frying
  

For gravy:

• 1 medium size chopped onion
• 1 capsicum finely chopped
• 2-3 strands of spring onion finely chopped
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1 block of grated ginger 
• 1-2 green chilies finely cut
• around 2 tablespoons of corn flour 
• 2 tablespoon of soya sauce 
• 2 tablespoon of chili sauce 
• 2 tablespoon of tomato ketchup
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar
• 2-3 cups of water 
• salt to taste
• black pepper 
• 2-3 tablespoons of oil

Instructions

For Manchurian Balls:

• Grate carrot, cabbage and beans (optional) in a bowl. 

• Squeeze out water from the grated vegetables (this water can be used in gravy). 

• Now add chopped ginger and garlic, salt and pinch of pepper. Add corn flour and all purpose flour little by little (just enough to form a proper bonding). We don't want to add extra flour else the taste will be more of flour than of vegetables. You don't have to add water as vegetables are moist enough to form a proper bonding. Mix it well.
  

• Now take small portion at a time and form balls. (Apply oil in your palm while doing so). 

• Now deep fry them till it is golden brown.
  

For gravy:

• Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger, garlic and green chilies.
  

• Now add chopped onion and spring onion whites. Wait till it is little translucent.

• Add chopped capsicum and cook for 1-2 minutes

• Now add all sauces
  

• Add around 2 tablespoons of corn flour in half a cup of water and mix well. Now add the mixture in the pan. Add another 2 cups of water and let it cook. Add salt to taste (consider sauce that was added as that also contain salt) and pinch of black pepper.
  

• Add vegetable balls in the gravy
  

• Garnish it with spring onion green and server hot
  

Veg Hakka Noodles

If you need a break from your usual food, Chinese is one of the best option and for a vegetarian, there is no other better option than Veg Hakka Noodle. The more and varieties of vegetables you put in here, the better. While adding vegetables, think of different colors that you can add like add different color bell pepper.

Ingredients

• Vegetables of your choice like chopped cabbage, chopped beans, chopped spring onion, bell peppers (cut in long slices or in big cube shape) 
• 1 medium size onion cut in cubes
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1 packet of noodles 
• 2-3 tablespoon of oil 
• Salt to taste 
• 2-3 tablespoon of soya sauce 
• 2-3 tablespoon of chili sauce 
• 2-3 tablespoon of tomato ketchup 
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar
  

Instructions

• Boil noodles in a pan with warm water as per the instructions on the packet. Add some oil in water while boiling it so that they don't stick to each other. Once done, strain it in strainer and rinse it with cold water and keep it aside. 

• Heat oil in a pan and add ginger and onion. 

• Add spring onion white and cook till onion becomes little translucent. 

• Add chopped beans and cabbage and let it cook for some time. Cover the utensil to form a little steam. Add little salt, that will cook the vegetables little faster. 

• Add bell peppers and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. 

• Now add all the sauces and mix it well. 

• Add noodles little by little and keep on mixing it. 

• Serve it hot. It goes good with any Manchurian gravy (See my another post on Veg Manchurian gravy)
  

Chili Idli

This is a special recipe with left over Idlis. Add all Chinese sauces with fried Idlis and fried vegetables and it will be an Indo-Chinese recipe.

Ingredients

• 20-25 mini idlis (or cut the normal size idlis in quarter)
• 1 capsicum cut in big pieces
• 1 onion cut in big pieces 
• 2-3 spring onions cut nicely
• 2-3 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 green chili (slit in half and cut in length)
• around 2 tbsp. soya sauce 
• around 2 tbsp. chili sauce 
• half a tea spoon vinegar
• salt to taste 
• pinch of black pepper 
• oil
  

Procedure

• Shallow fry the idlis till it is little golden.
  

• Heat oil in a pan and add garlic and green chili and saute it.
  

• Add onion and spring onion whites and saute till it is golden brown.
  

• Add capsicum and cook it for another 2-3 minutes
  

• Now add all sauces (soya sauce, green chili sauce and vinegar) and mix well
  

• Add fried idlis
  

• Let it cook for another 2-3 minutes (Add little water if required) and garnish it with spring onion greens. Serve hot.