Vegetarian meatballs manchurian style | Veg besan manchurian dry

Cuisine Style: Indo-chinese, Continental | Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Special

For veg meatballs [Besan veg koftas]-Ingredients

• Gram flour [Besan] – ¼ cup
• Rice flour – 2 tbsp
• Maida – 2 tbsp
• Bread crumbs – 2 tbsp
• Onion – 1 [finely chopped]
• Ginger & Garlic – 1 tbsp each [grated]
• Green chilli – 1 [finely chopped]
• Green, red, yellow capsicum – 4 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Carrot – 1 tbsp [grated]
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala – ½ tsp
• Sugar a pinch
• Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep fry

Method for making veg meatballs

• Heat oil in a pan add onion, ginger, garlic & green chilli sauté. Add capsicum & carrot sauté gently then cut off heat.
• In a bowl add sautéed ingredients, gram flour, maida, rice flour & salt mix well.
• Then add bread crumbs, coriander leaves, sugar, Garam masala, pepper powder mix well & make soft dough.
• Divide the dough in to equal lemon size balls. Then deep fry in medium hot oil till golden brown.

For seasoning & dry curry-Ingredients

• Red, yellow, green capsicum – ¼ cup
• Onion – 2 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Green chilli – 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Ginger & garlic – 1 tbsp [grated]
• Rice flour – ½ tbsp
• Red chilli paste – 2 tbsp
• Pepper powder- ¼ tsp
• Tomato sauce – ½ cup
• Soya sauce – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water- 2 tbsp

Method-Final Cut

• Heat oil in a pan add onion, ginger, garlic & green chilli sauté. Add capsicum sauté gently.
• Add red chilli paste, tomato & soya sauce mix well. Then add pepper powder, soya sauce, rice flour & water mix well & let it boil.
• Add sugar, fried veg meat balls sauté for 2 min. Then cut off heat serve hot.

vegetarian meatballs

Veg besan manchurian