Recipe: Veg-manchurian
Total time: 40 mins

Ingredients used in Veg-Manchurian
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Garlic (chopped) - 1 tablespoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Corn flour - 3 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ginger (chopped) - 1 tablespoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Oil - 1 to fry.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Onion (chopped) - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Pepper powder - 2 teaspoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt -  to taste.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cauliflower florets - 50 grams.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Carrots - 2 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Sweet and sour sauce - 2 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Spring onion (chopped) - 1 spring.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Soya sauce - 3 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Sesame oil - 2 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ajinamoto - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Capsicum pepper - 2 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cabbage - 100 grams.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Rice (boiled) - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Beans - 50 grams.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green chilies (chopped) - 5 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Chili paste - 3 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Celery - 2 piece.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Water -  as required.

Method:
Boil /steam finely chopped minced vegetables then strain the excess water (i.e., veg stock) and keep aside.
Then bind by adding salt, ajinomoto, chopped green chilies, pepper powder, ginger, soya sauce, chili paste, spring onion, boiled rice, corn flour.
Later, make small lumps with it in the size of a ping-pong ball. Roll in corn flour and deep fry in hot oil.
Add corn flour, pepper powder, chopped garlic, ginger, a pinch of salt, water accordingly to make a fine batter.
Now, dip the cauliflower florets and deep fry in hot oil. Keep aside.

For the preparation of Sauce:

Make a paste of corn flour with water.
Add cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic, chopped ginger, chopped onion, soya sauce,pepper,chili paste, spring onion,ajinamoto, sweet sauce or sugar stock and cook by thickening with cornflour mixture adding very little at a time.
At last, add fried dumpling or cauliflower.
Serve hot with noodles or rice.