Manchurian Recipe | Veg Manchurian Gravy

Name: Manchurian Recipe | Veg Manchurian Gravy
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup carrot (- grated); ½ cup cabbage (- finely chopped (red or green)); ¼ cup green bell pepper (- finely chopped (capsicum)); ¼ cup spring onions (- finely chopped (scallions)); ½ teaspoon black peppercorns (- freshly crushed or black pepper powder or white pepper powder); 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch ((cornflour)); ½ teaspoon salt (or add as per taste); oil (- as required, for shallow or deep frying - sunflower oil or any neutral tasting oil); 1 tablespoon cornstarch ((known as cornflour outside india)); 2 tablespoons water; 1 to 1.5 tablespoons oil (- toasted sesame oil or sunflower oil or any neutral tasting oil); ¼ cup spring onion whites (- chopped (scallion whites) or ¼ cup finely chopped onions); 1 tablespoon ginger (- finely chopped); 1 tablespoon garlic (- finely chopped); 2 green chillies (- finely chopped); ¼ cup capsicum (- finely chopped (green bell pepper), optional); 1 tablespoon celery (- finely chopped, optional); ½ tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup; 2 to 3 teaspoons red chilli sauce ((spicy and not sweet)); 1 teaspoon rice vinegar ( or regular white vinegar or apple cider vinegar); 1 to 1.25 cups water (or vegetable stock); ½ teaspoon black pepper powder (or freshly crushed black pepper or ground white pepper powder); salt (to taste); ¼ to ½ teaspoon raw sugar (or white sugar, add as required); 1 tablespoon spring onion greens ((scallion greens), for garnishing)

Instructions

Prep:40minCook:20min

Manchurian Recipe is a tasty Indo Chinese preparation of crispy, fried mixed vegetable balls dunked in a spicy, sweet, umami and tangy sauce or gravy. This Veg Manchurian Gravy pairs equally good with a simple noodle dish or even a flavorful fried rice or just a plain simple steamed rice.

Updated at: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:19:05 GMT