Vegetarian Manchurian with Stir Fry Noodles
 
 
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Ingredients
  • For the Stir Fried Noodles
  • Noodles, cooked according to instructions
  • ¾ cup carrots, cut in thin strips
  • ½ bell pepper cut in strips
  • 3 sprigs spring onion, chopped
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1½ tsp sambal
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsps oil
  • For the Vegetarian Meatballs
  • ½ cup cabbage, chopped fine
  • ½ cup carrot, grated
  • ½ cup green beans, chopped fine
  • ½ cup bean sprouts, chopped fine
  • ½ cup moong dal flour (you can replace this with regular flour)
  • rice flour -2 tbsp
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp sambal (or any other chili sauce)
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp garlic, grated
  • 2 tsps cilantro and wasabi soy sauce
  • salt & water, as needed
  • oil for frying
  • For the Gravy
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped medium onion
  • ½ cup red bell pepper
  • ½ cup spring onions chopped
  • 2 tbsps garlic, grated
  • 2 tsp ginger, grated
  • 3 tbsps cilantro and wasabi soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sambal (or red chili sauce)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tsps tomato ketchup
  • 2 tsps vinegar
  • 1½ cups water
  • 2 tbsps rice flour
Instructions
  1. To make the stir fried noodles, heat a pan with oil and fry the white part of the spring onion.
  2. Add the veggies one by one, frying each for half minute. Add the sauces, salt and pepper. Give a quick stir.
  3. Add the drained noodles and mix well. Add the chopped spring onion and stir well.
  4. To make the meatballs, add all the ingredients except salt and water, mix and sprinkle the water a little at a time. The consistency should be not too dry nor too runny. Add salt just before you make and mix. The balls should be smooth and soft yet firm enough so that they do not fall apart. Add 1-2 tablespoon of flour if you are in doubt.
  5. Heat enough oil to deep fry and wet your hands, make small lemon size balls and deep fry in hot oil. Cook in medium flame to ensure even cooking. Do not make the balls too large or else the inside won't cook properly. Deep fry until dark golden colour.
  6. Drain on a paper towel and keep aside.
  7. To make the gravy, heat oil in a heavy bottom pan on medium heat. Once warm add in ginger garlic and sautee for a minute. Add in the onions, bell pepper. Sautee for another minute or two. Add in the all the other ingredients except the water and pepper. Cook for a minute. Now add in the 1 cup of water, pepper and let the gravy come to a simmer. Meantime, in a bowl whisk the rice flour with ½ cup of water. Once the gravy starts simmering, add in the prepared rice flour slowly by one hand and whisking the gravy with a spoon by another hand until incorporated well .
  8. The gravy will start to thicken within a minute. Switch off the flame. Add salt if needed.
  9. Just before serving warm up the gravy and add the Manchurian balls to it. Serve piping hot with the stir fried noodles.
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2017/01/vegetarian-manchurian-with-stir-fried-noodles/