Monday 28 May 2012

Manchuria - Snack item

Preparation time : 45min
Servings : 5




Ingredients :



For Manchurian Balls:


Potatoes : 1/2kg
2 cups of vegetables (Sliced Cabbage,Chopped Beans,Grated Carrot) Green chillies : 3-4
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1tbsp
Red food color - 1 pinch
Dhania -Zeera powder - 1tbsp
Garam Masala powder -1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Corn Starch /Corn Flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1/2 cup

For Seasonings:

Spring Onions -1 cup
Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli sauce - 1 tbsp
Green Chilli sauce -1 tbsp
Finely minced Garlic - 3-4
Onions - 1 cup
Spring onions -1/2 cup
Vinegar - 1 tbsp

Time to cook :

1) Boil the vegetables(Potatoes,Cabbage,Carrot) with a pinch of salt in pressure cooker.


2) Strain out the water from vegetables mash them and add Ginger-Garlic paste, chopped Green Chillies,Salt to taste,Garam Masala powder,Dhania - Zeera Powder.


3) Take a small bowl of water of about 5-6 tbsp and add a pinch of Red food color mix it well so that lumps are not formed and add it to the mixture of vegetables.

4) Now add Corn Flour and water to the vegetables mix it well only as much water as required to form small balls (kofta).



5) Heat the oil for deep fry. Carefully place each ball in  the hot oil.Do not crowd the vessel with balls.Cook them until they gets turned into golden brown color.

6) Remove the balls from oil and place them on the absorbent paper.


Final Touches :

1) Now add 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add Giner-garlic paste,onions,spring onions, sauces(Soy,Red chilli,Greesn chilli) Vinegar,minced garlic.

2) Toss them on high flame for about 1-2 min.Garnish with Spring onions and coriander leaves. 

Tips:

Deep fry the Khoftas under medium flame .
Toss up the koftas under high flame.


                   We can add Chooped Cashew nuts in the khoftas while preparing dough....