Vegetable Manchurian(Gravy)

Indo-chinese recipes have their own fans for its ingredients and flavor. May be, the soy sauce and vinegar flavor binds the people together. We remember the days when we got introduced to indo-chinese recipes in chennai, Fried rice/Gobi/Veg Manchurian would be in our order by default. Today our little one is completing 7 months and we wanted to prepare something favorite, special, new and make this as a special day. Though he cant have these foods, we enjoyed having this favorite dish in the name of him :))

Ingredients
No of persons - 3

1. Vegetables
1. Carrot - 1/2 cup(finely chopped/grated)
2. French beans - 1/4 cup (finely chopped/grated)
3. Cauliflower - 1/2 cup(finely chopped/grated)
4. Lettuce - 1/2 cup(finely chopped/grated)
2. Red/green bell pepper - 1/4 cup(chopped)
3. Egg - 1(beaten)
4. Maida - 1/3 cup
5. Corn flour - 3 large tbsp
6. Green chillies - 3-4
7. Ginger - 2 tsp(finely chopped)
8. Garlic - 7-8(finely chopped)
9. Soy sauce - 2 tbsp(large)
10. Vinegar - 2 tbsp(large)
11. Garnish - Spring onions
12. Salt - to taste
13. Sugar - 1 tsp

Method
Veg balls

1. Mix all vegetables, beaten egg, maida, spring onions(white part), 1 1/2 tbsp corn flour, salt(remember that gravy is also salted and add accordingly) till everything blends well
2. Make small balls and keep it aside
3. Heat oil in a large handi and put 4-5 vegetable balls at a time by making sure that they dont stick to the sides of the pan
4. Deep fry vegetable balls in the medium flame till it turns golden brown
5. Remove the balls from the flame and drain the excess oil in the tissue paper.

Gravy

1. Heat oil in a pan and add grated green chillies, ginger, garlic
2. Add soy sauce to the mixture and allow it to boil for 1-2 mts
3. In the mean time, dissolve 1 1/2 tsp of corn flour in water and pour it to the boiling mixture
4. Add salt, sugar, pepper powder and mix it well.
5. Add 4-5 cups of water and allow it to boil for few mts
6. When the mixture starts thickening, add vinegar and spring onions to it
7. Allow it to boil till it becomes reasonably thicken
8. Add the vegetable balls and boil the whole mixture for a min
9. Remove it from the flame and serve hot with Fried rice