Veg Manchurian

It is more than a month i did a post here,the last post was on 17th sept.The very next day my laptop stopped working and got it checked with the technician who said the mother board is not working.It is better to buy a new ones than getting the laptop repaired.

Few days back hubby brought this laptop which is very sleek,which i don't feel like using it.Now onwards will try to be regular in posting.Today i am posting a dish which i like a lot and which was introudced to me by my elder sister,she prepares a wonderful veg manchuria.Here goes my recipe..

Ingredients:-

For veg balls

Carrots 1 cup grated
Cabbage 2 cups grated
Corn flour 1 tbsp
Maida 3 tbsp
Pepper powder 1/4tsp
Green chillies 2 chopped finely
Ajinamoto 1/4 tsp
Salt as per taste

Oil for deep frying

For Manchurian sauce

Capsicum 1 cut into rings
Spring onions few chopped finely
Cabbage a small pc,chopped into thin long pcs
Curry leaves few
Green chillies 3 chopped finely
Ginger 1'' pcs chopped finely
Garlic 3 chopped finely
Soya sauce 1tbsp
Ajinamoto 1/4 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:-

For veg balls

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.Take a spoon full of mixture and form balls.Deep fry all the balls and take them on a absorbent paper.

For Manchurian sauce

Take oil in a frying pan.When hot add ginger,garlic,curry leaves and green chillies.Saute them on a high flame for 2-3 minutes.

Then add capsicum and cabbage.Saute them on a high flame as well.

Add ajinamoto and soya sauce.Saute for few more minutes.

Then add 2 tbsp of water.When the water starts boiling add the veg ball.

Again saute on a high flame until the balls are dry.Switch of the flame and add spring onions.

Mix well and serve.

Momos

Fried and steamed momos

Before my sister's marriage i never tasted chinees noodles,rice etc.It is was my b-law who took us first to a chinese restuarant and there we ate chinese noodles,rice and veg manchuria.I fell in love with veg rice and manchuria.My sister always makes manchuria at home and she is the one who introduced me to momos.
The very first time i fell in love with it,but sad part is that hubby doesn't like chinese.But i forced him to eat momos which i made on his birthday few days back.He just loved it.I made two version of momos one is non-veg fried momos and other is veg steamed momos.

Steamed momos are much healthier than the fried ones,they are many variations in the stuffing used.Lamb,chicken,pork and beef can be used as stuffing.In tibet it is mostly done with yak meat.Any veges can be used for the stuffing.


For more on momos check here and here.


Ingredients:-


Plain flour 2 cups


Salt as per taste


Oil 2 tbsp


In a large bowl combine flour,salt,oil and add enough water and knead well.Make a soft dough
similar to puri dough.Keep aside

Steamed veg momos

For stuffing

Vegetarian momos

Cabbage 1 cup chopped finely


Carrot 1/2 cup chopped finely


Beans 1/4 cup chopped finely


Onions 1 chopped finely


Green chillies 2 chopped finely


Ginger 1" pc chopped


Garlic 3 chopped


Soya sauce 1 tsp


Pepper powder 1 tbsp


Salt as per taste


Oil 2 tbsp


Method:-

Take oil in a pan add add ginger and garlic pcs.Fry till they are brown in colour.


Then add onions and green chillies and saute till onions are pink in colour.


Now add all the veges and salt.


Cover and cook till the veges are soft and water has dried.


Now add soya sauce and mix well.


Lastly add pepper and let the mixture cool.

Fried Momos

Chicken stuffing

Boneless chicken 1 cup

Onions 2 finely chopped

Green chillies 2 finely chopped

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Ginger 1" pc finely chopped

Garlic 3 finely chopped

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Oil 2 tbsp

Fried Momos

Method:-


Take a pan with oil,when hot add ginger and garlic,saute till the ginger and garlic are brown in colour.

Now add onions and green chillies.Saute till onion are pink in colour.

Cut chicken into small pcs and add it to the onions.

Add salt, cover and cook till the water dries off.

Once the curry is dry add soya sauce and saute well.Now the chicken will be very soft and can be made into more small pcs.


Lastly add pepper powder,saute for 1 minute and remove from stove.Let the mixture cool.



Now the momos


Take dough similar to size of tennis balls and make a flat disc (similar to poori) with rolling pin.

Put 1tbsp of the filling on the disc.Apply water at the ends and gather the disc into the center and seal of the edges.

Fry on a high flame for 1 minute and reduce the flame and fry till the momos are golden brown in colour.


Steamed momos

This momos can be steamed as well.Apply oil to the idly moulds and keep one momos each on the mould and steam it for 10-12 minutes.

Momos in a idly cooker