A delicious Indo-Chinese dish featuring deep-fried vegetable balls in a flavorful gravy.

Prep Time
30min
Cook Time
20min
Total Time
50min
Gravy Manchurian recipe

Ingredients

4 Servings
(1 serving = 5-6 Manchurian balls with gravy)

Manchurian Balls

  • 1tbsp
    garlic, chopped
  • 1tsp
    ginger, chopped
  • 1piece
    green chilli, chopped
  • spring onion, chopped
  • 1cup
    cabbage, chopped
  • 1cup
    carrot, grated
  • 1/4cup
    French beans, chopped
  • 1/2cup
    capsicum, chopped
  • 1tsp
    salt
  • 1/2tsp
    black pepper powder
  • 1tbsp
    soya sauce
  • 1cup
    cornflour
  • 1/2cup
    poha powder

Gravy

  • 1tbsp
    oil
  • 1tbsp
    garlic, chopped
  • 1tbsp
    ginger, chopped
  • 1tsp
    green chilli, chopped
  • 1tbsp
    spring onion, chopped
  • 1/4cup
    carrot, julienned
  • 1/2cup
    capsicum, julienned
  • 1/2tsp
    salt
  • 1/2tsp
    black pepper powder
  • 1tbsp
    soya sauce
  • 1tbsp
    tomato sauce
  • 1tbsp
    green chilli sauce
  • 1tbsp
    red chilli sauce
  • 1tsp
    vinegar
  • 1 1/2tbsp
    cornflour
  • 1/2cup
    water
  • 3/4cup
    normal water
  • spring onion greens for garnishing

How to make Gravy Manchurian

Manchurian Balls

  1. Mix all the vegetables with garlic, ginger, green chilli, spring onion, cabbage, carrot, French beans, and capsicum.

  2. Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, cornflour, and poha powder. Mix well until the vegetables release water and bind into a good mix.

    Step 1.1: Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, cornflour, and poha powder
  3. Shape the mixture into small-sized balls.

    Step 1.1: Shape the mixture into small-sized balls
  4. Deep fry the balls in hot oil over low to medium heat until golden brown.

    Step 1.1: Deep fry the balls in hot oil over low to medium heat until golden brown

Gravy

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic, ginger, and green chilli. Sauté for 10 seconds.

  2. Add spring onion, carrot, and capsicum. Sauté for another 10 seconds.

  3. Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, tomato sauce, green chilli sauce, red chilli sauce, vinegar, cornflour slurry, and water.

  4. Bring the mixture to a boil.

    Step 2.1: Bring the mixture to a boil
  5. Add the Manchurian balls and cook for a minute.

  6. Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

    Step 2.1: Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot

Tips & Tricks

  1. Half fry the balls if you are not using them immediately. You can flash fry them at the time of serving.

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