Veg Manchurian is one of the most popular and staple dishes of Indo-Chinese cuisine.
Indo-Chinese cuisine came into existence through the adaption of Chinese flavors and cooking techniques to satisfy Indian taste buds. Indo-Chinese cuisine originated and developed by the Chinese community from Hakka & Manchuria region in Kolkata, probably a century ago.
This recipe has many variations like Chicken Manchurian, Gobi (Cauliflower) Manchurian, and Paneer (Cottage Cheese) Manchurian. We made this dish with some variations to make it vegan-friendly, check out our suggestions at the end of the recipe.
Veg Manchurian With Stir-Fry Noodles
One of the most popular and staple dishes of Indo-Chinese cuisine.
Ingredients
For Noodles
- 1 pack vegan noodles
- water to boil the noodles
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 3 scallions finely chopped
- salt to taste
For Manchurian
- 2 cups shredded cabbage or finely chopped
- 1 cup sliced onion thin julienne or finely chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tbsp chopped serrano
- 1 tsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tbsp red chili sauce
- ½ cup cornflour
- ½ cup rice flour
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- oil for frying
For the Sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp red chili sauce
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine your shredded cabbage, carrots, onions, ginger-garlic paste, serrano, tamari, red chili sauce, cornflour, rice flour, salt, and pepper. Mix it well.
- Now fry this mixture in ping pong ball sized portions until they are crispy and golden brown. Once they're done remove them on a paper towel.
- Cook the noodles as per the packaging instructions and set it aside.
- Heat a wok on high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Once it's hot, add your finely chopped ginger and garlic along with chopped scallions – the white part of scallions only, reserve the green part for garnishing. Quickly toss your noodles in for few seconds and remove it from the wok.
- In the same wok, add another tablespoon of oil with chopped ginger, garlic, and saute it for few seconds. Since the heat is high, be careful not to burn your ginger-garlic.
- Now add the tablespoon of cornflour in a cup of water and add this mixture to your wok.
- Once it gets thickened add tamari, red chili sauce, and let it boil for a minute (add water if it gets too thick).
- Add your fried Manchurian to the sauce and let it boil for another minute, then add the noodles, toss everything together for few seconds, and it's ready to serve. Garnish it with the green part of scallions that we reserved earlier.
Notes
Substitutes: Here, we have used vegan noodles and tamari in this recipe. You can always use soy sauce if you don’t have tamari, and you can use egg noodles if you are not vegan.
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