Soya Chunk Manchurian

Helloooooo, I m back with a delicious manchurian recipe. I don't think much needed about this dish. It is little time consuming recipe but you will not regret later. You can serve this as a started or with plain steamed rice or fried rice. Give it a try. Lets us quickly see what are the ingredients and steps to follow.

Preparation time : 1hr
Serving : 4 generous

Ingredients:

• 200 gm Soya chunk
• 3 tbsp Corn flour
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• 1 tsp red chilli powder(to taste)
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp crushed pepper corn
  
• salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

For the Masala

• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp ginger finely chopped/ paste
• 1 cup Onion chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped spring Onion
• 1 medium size chopped Capsicum/bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced / shredded cabbage
• 1 cup snow peas ( optional)
• 1 tsp chopped green chili/ chili paste/ green chili sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 1/2 tsp crushed pepper corn
  
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• salt to taste

 

Method;

• Boil 2 litres of water in a pan, add 1 tsp salt and soya chunk. Cook until soya chunks are soft ( 5 min)
• Once the soya chunks are soft drain the water. squeeze excess water and keep aside.
• Take corn flour, rice flour, salt(as required), red chili powder, crushed pepper corn and ginger garlic paste in a vessel, mix well. Then pour the cooked soya chunk and mix very well. If you feel its very dry, you can add a tbsp of water and mix well. Make sure soya chucks are well coated.
• Deep fry in medium flame until outer coating of the soya chunk is crisp and light brown. Keep it aside.
• Now take corn flour in a bowl, add 1/4 cup of water. mix well. Keep aside.
•  Take a big pan, heat a table spoon of oil. Add garlic and ginger. saute  for a  30 to 40 secs until garlic is light brown.
• Add chopped onion, and chopped green chilies and little salt to taste, then saute for a min on high flame.
• Now add chopped bell pepper, snow peas and 1/4 cup chopped spring onion,  saute for 2 min.
• Now add Tomato ketchup, soya sauce,crushed pepper corn and vinegar. Mix well.
• Now add Corn flour mixture to the the above vegetable mixture and cook for a min until mixture becomes thick.
• Now add the fried soya chunk mix well on a high flame for a min. Make sure chunks are very well coated. 
• Add shredded cabbage and 1/4 cup spring onion. Toss well for few seconds.
• Serve as a starter/ snack or with steamed rice or fried rice.