Babycorn Manchuria

As corn is good for health, better to take in as many way as possible. To make children interesting prepare babycorn  manchuria.

Ingredients:

             -2 cups babycorn pieces

            -maida

            -corn flour

            -salt

            -ginger + garlic paste

            -1 tbsp rice flakes (poha)

            -2 or 3 green chillies

            -pinch of pepper powder (Optional)

            -1/4 tsp of baking soda

            -1/4 cup curd

            -1/4 tsp soya sauce

            -1/2 tbsp tomato sause

            -pinch of black salt

            -1/4 tsp garam masala

            -red chillies powder

            -1 big onion

            -coriander leaves

            -curry leaves

            -cashew (optional)
            -oil for deep fry

            -2 garlic cloves

            -ajinomoto (optional)

Procedure: 

          -cut babycorn into medium size rectangular, thin pieces. Boil the water and

            cook  them for 3- 5 minutes and drain out water. Keep the stock aside.

           (babycorn has  to be half boiled.)

            -Mix corn flour and Maida in 1 ½  : 1 ratio.

            -In the babycorn vessel add ginger garlic paste, poha, salt, baking soda, pepper                         and mix well. Now slowly add corn flour + Maida till it sticks to all pieces. The  batter               must  be like pakoodi batter. If necessary sprinkle some water.

            -Heat oil in a deep pan and put the babycorn pieces into the oil and fry                                          till golden colour . Remove them from oil.

            -Beat curd and add stock.

            -In a wide pan take 1 tsp of oil and heat it. Fry finely chopped onions,  chillies,                            garlic, curry leaves and saute for a while. Add soya sauce and tomato sauce.                               Add beated curd. When it is boiling add fried babycorn and stir it till the curd is                         absorbed by the cauliflower.  

            -Now sprinkle black salt, ajinomoto, garam masala, coriander leaves and red

             chilly  powder as per your taste.

            - Now ready to serve.

TIPS:

           -If you want spicy manchurias, add chilli paste in the batter.

            -If fried manchurias are hard add little water to the batter.

            -If wet manchurias are not as wet as per your taste, next time

             add more water to the curd.

             -babycorn manchurias are to be little crispy than cauliflower manchurias.

            -You can eat fried manchurias directly as pakodas also.

Veg Manchuria

No need to say how much children like it.  Actually it is a very healthy food as we use many types of vegetables.  So Ilike to offer my kids so frequently after their return from school.  

Ingredients:

 -1 cup gratted cabbage
- 1/4 cup cauliflower(opt)
- 1 cup grated potato
- 1/2 cup grated carrot  

            - Maida

            -corn flour

            -salt

            -ginger + garlic paste

            -1 tbsp rice flakes (pooha)/cooked rice

            -2 or 3 green chillies
            -1tsp red chilli paste (opt)

            -1/4tsp pepper powder (Optional)

            -1/4 tsp of baking soda

            -1/4 cup curd fresh

            -1/4 tsp soya sauce

            -1/2 tbsp tomato sause

            -pinch of black salt

            -1/4 tsp garam masala

            -red chillies powder

            -2 big onions

            -coriander leaves

            -curry leaves

            -cashew (optional)

            -oil for deep fry

            -2 garlic cloves

            -ajinomoto (optional)

Procedure: 

       - Boil the water and cook cabbage ,potato, carrot and cauliflower for 2 minutes                and drain out water. Keep the veg. stock aside.

           (vegs  to be half boiled.)

            -take them into a big bowl and add  one finely chopped onion, ginger,garlic                     pasre, red chillie paste, pepper powder, salt, baking powder, rice and mix                      thoroughly. 
            - now add corn flour and maida in 1 ½  : 1 ratio to such extent to make balls.

            -heat oil in a deep pan and drop the batter as pakodies into the oil and fry                        till golden colour. Then remove them from oil.

            -Beat curd , add stock, soya sauce, tomato sauce.
           - mix 1tsp of cornflour in 2 tbsp of water.

            -In a wide pan take 1 tsp of oil and heat it. Fry one  chopped onion,   chillies,                  garlic, curry leaves. Add curd +water.  When it is boiling add manchurias.

             when 3/4 of water is absorbed add cornflour liquid and stir it till all the water                is obsorbed by the manchurias.  

            -Now sprinkle black salt, garam masala, coriander leaves and red

             chilly  powder as per your taste.

            - Now ready to serve.

TIPS:

            -If fried manchurias are hard add little water to the batter.

            -If wet manchurias are not as wet as per your taste, next time

             add more water to the curd.

            -You can eat fried manchurias directly as pakodas also.

Cauliflower Manchuria

Though manchurias are chinese recipe, most of the people in the world like it.  In India people like it more than some local traditional food. off all manchurias- cauliflower and veg  are more famous. 
This procedure is easy as well as tasty.

Ingredients:

            -1 Medium cauliflower

            - Maida

            -corn flour

            -salt

            -ginger + garlic paste

            -1 tbsp rice flakes (pooha)

            -2 or 3 green chillies

            -pinch of pepper powder (Optional)

            -1/4 tsp of baking soda

            -1/4 cup curd

            -1/4 tsp soya sauce

            -1/2 tbsp tomato sause

            -pinch of black salt

            -1/4 tsp garam masala

            -red chillies powder

            -1 big onion

            -coriander leaves

            -curry leaves

            -cashew (optional)

            -oil for deep fry

            -2 garlic cloves

            -ajinomoto (optional)

Procedure: 

       -cut cauliflower into medium size pieces. Boil the water and

            cook Cauliflower for 5 minutes and drain out water.

           (Cauliflower has  to be half boiled.)

            -Mix corn flour and Maida in 1 ½  : 1 ratio.

            -In the cauliflower vessel add ginger garlic paste, pooha,

            salt, baking soda, pepper and mix well. Now slowly add

            corn flour + Maida till it sticks to all pieces. The batter must

            be like pakoodi batter. If necessary sprinkle some water.

            -Heat oil in a deep pan and put the cauliflower pieces into the

            oil and try till golden colour comes. Then remove them from oil.

            -Beat curd and add little water.

            -In a wide pan take 1 tsp of oil and heat it. Fry finely chopped

             onions,  chillies, garlic, curry leaves. Add soya sauce and

            tomato sauce. Add beated curd. When it is boiling add cauliflower 

            and stir it till the curd is absorbed by the cauliflower.  

            -Now sprinkle black salt, ajinomoto, garam masala, coriander leaves and red

             chilly  powder as per your taste.

            - Now ready to serve.

TIPS:

       -If you want spicy manchurias, add chilli paste in the batter.

            -If fried manchurias are hard add little water to the batter.

            -If wet manchurias are not as wet as per your taste, next time

             add more water to the curd.

            -You can eat fried manchurias directly as pakodas also.