Manchurian balls in hot garlic sauce video by Tarla dalal

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Manchurian balls in hot garlic sauce video. Chinese style vegetable balls in spicy hot garlic sauce are a delicious vegetarian twist on a popular Indo-Chinese dish. Finely chopped mixed vegetables are mixed with a savory blend of spices and flours to form bite-sized balls. These are then deep-fried until golden brown.

Recipe Description for Manchurian Balls in Hot Garlic Sauce

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 16 mins
Makes 3 servings
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Ingredients

For The Manchurian Balls
1/2 cup grated cauliflower
1/2 cup finely chopped french beans
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup plain flour (maida)
1/4 cup cornflour
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp green chilli paste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
oil for deep-frying

For The Hot Garlic Sauce
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites
1 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp red chilli sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 1/4 cup water
salt and to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

Method

For the vegetable balls

To make {span class="bold1"}manchurian balls in hot garlic sauce recipe{/span}, combine all the manchurian ball ingredients in a deep bowl.
Mix it very well to form a dough mixture. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and roll each portion into a ball.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few balls at a time on a medium flame, till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides.
Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.

For the hot garlic sauce

Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
Add the spring onion whites and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
Add schezuan sauce, soya sauce, red chilli sauce, vinegar and cornflour slurry.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the manchurian balls, salt and pepper, spring onion greens and saute it on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Serve {span class="bold1"}manchurian balls in hot garlic sauce{/span} immediately.

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RECIPE SOURCE : Chinese Cooking - Part II