Manchurian (Indian - Chinese recipe)

Manchurian is an indian recipe that uses Chinese spices. It is a standard fare in Chinese restaurants in India. But I am confident you would not find it any real Chinese restaurant.
It consists of cabbage balls in a Chinese gravy.


Ingredients
For Manchurian balls
2 cups - shredded cabbage and carrot 
2 green chillies finely chopped
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (all-purpose flour will also work)
Corn flour for binding
Salt to taste
Oil for shallow frying

For sauce
1 Tbsp oil
Ginger and garlic chopped
2-3 spring onions finely chopped
2 Tbsp corn flour mixed in water to make a paste
Soya sauce, Sriracha to taste


To make the Manchurian balls, mix the cabbage, carrots, chillies, oil, salt and whole wheat flour. Roll the mixture into small balls. If they are sticky and moist add corn flour to help with the binding.

Shallow fry the balls till they are golden brown. Keep them aside.

To make the sauce, heat the oil and add ginger, garlic and onion part of the spring onion.
Saute it for a minute and then add soya sauce and sriracha as required. Add 2 cups of water in the mixture and once the mixture starts boiling add the corn flour paste.
As the mixture starts to thicken add the manchurian balls and let it cook for few minutes.
Add the spring onions and salt according to taste.
Serve with rice and enjoy!