Broccoli Manchurian – A Perfect Dinner Recipe
Broccoli Manchurian came to light when my kids refused to try this exotic vegetable with loads of health benefits. Just thought of adding Broccoli with the normal veggie Manchurian I often make, and voila 🙂 Broccoli has become a hot favorite veggie for my kids.
It is a good idea to introduce new veggies to kids at an early age with interesting yet healthy recipes, which they would enjoy eating and ask for more.
Ingredients;
(makes 4 servings)
- 1 cup of grated Broccoli
- 1/2 cup of grated carrots
- 1/2 cup of grated cabbage
- 1 small onion
- 3-4 tsp. of cornflour
- 1 tsp. white pepper powder
- Salt as desired
- Oil for deep frying
Method: Wash all the vegetables and wipe dry them with a clean kitchen napkin.
Grate the Broccoli, carrots and the cabbage with a grater. Peel and slice the onion thinly.
Take a big vessel and add all the grated veggies and the sliced onion in it. Mix in the white pepper powder, salt and the cornflour in it.
Mix all the ingredients and bind it into a dough. Take a small portion of the dough and make rounds of a Table Tennis size ball. Prepare all the balls and keep them aside.
Heat oil in a wok and deep fry all turn the prepared ball in small batches till they brown and crispy from outside. Keep them over a tissue paper to drain excess oil from the Manchurian balls.
At least half of these fried balls were missing when I went for my camera to take pictures for this post 🙂
For the sauce:
- 4 cups of water
- 2 tsp. of Cornflour
- 2 tsp. Ginger-Garlic paste
- 1 small onion sliced
- 1 tsp. white pepper powder
- salt as desire
- 5-6 tsp. of dark Soya sauce
- 1 tsp. Ajinomoto salt (optional)
- 2 tsp. oil
Method: Heat oil in a wok and add the sliced onion and the ginger garlic paste in it. Fry it for 2 minutes.
Mix the cornflour and the Soya sauce in 4 cups of water. Pour this water in the wok and keep cooking till the sauce thickens. Add Pepper, salt and Ajinimoto to the cooked sauce and take off the flames.
Assemble the Manchurian: Dip all the cooked balls just 5-6 minutes before serving, else they will soak all the sauce and become soggy.
Take a serving plate, keep 2-3 cooked Manchurian balls and pour the sauce over them.
Serve hot Broccoli Manchurian and enjoy the exotic veggies in a different makeover.
Notes;
- The above recipe has very mild flavors and is less spicy, mainly keeping in mind the kids and those who dislike spices.
- The Broccoli Manchurian balls can be shallow fried or microwave to reduce the oil content in the recipe.
- The balls can also be steamed in a steamer or pressure cooker before adding them to the sauce.
- The ready to eat satchels for making these sauces available in the market is a good option if you want to avoid making the sauce.
- Try this Broccoli Soup on Tasty Bites.
Hope you try this exotic veggie Broccoli and include it in your cooking for good. More healthy recipes to come soon, take care.
Broccoli is my fav veggie, lovely recipe, great
Hi Sanjeeta,
Lovely broccoli manchurian..Havent tried it…but it is very good for cancer…
Yummy idea….luv broccoli but am not getting it often in my place
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looks super yummy dear….and lovely recipe….and superb clicks
Though I have made broccoli soup this sounds really cool. the balls look so crispy and yummy… Irresistible:-)
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Oooh…these look very delicious. What a great way to hide vegetables. I have to try these for my picky girl who hates vegetables. I think I have to cut them even more fine. Thanks very much for sharing.
gud recipie.and simple 1 yuuuuuuuuuuumyyyyyyyyyyy
Fabulous looking broccoli manchurian, best way to sneak this antioxydant veggie..
Thanks for this delicious dish. Broccoli is a hot item on our dining table. It’s so yummy that almost one third of the fried balls disappeared before the making of gravy. send some more ab broccoli and carrot also.
hi, dear thanks . i’ll definitely try it
Ekta, Atia and Sneha thanks for dropping by and writing your comments here. Take care.
Looks absolutely delicious. A wonderful way to get kids to eat veggies.
Not a broccoli fan at all…bt the fried one looks appealing
Very innovative way to introduce veggies to kids, great recipe…
Looks delicious. Have all the ingredients also,so will definitely give it a try. Thanks.
@Monika, thanks for being here. Yes even I like to make and try recipes which require easily available ingredients and less time in kitchen. 🙂 Probably all my recipes do follow the above rule.
Best wishes.
Love broccoli and i even make pakodas with broccoli..Love this manchurian…
mmmm..yummy…wish I was one of the pickers of the fried broccoli balls..SUPER:)…ABSOLUTELY …SUPER!!!!!!!!!
I am familiar with gobi manchurian and love it. I suspect I’d love your version with broccoli as well. It looks delicious. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
very creative n tasty way of having broccoli …looks so tempting ..must try this version soon
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
hi sanjeeta,very tempting pics.waiting for the CWG holidays.wl try & tell u how it tastes.
@Manita, sure Mani, enjoy your holidays. Take care.
Love manchurian sauce….but not a big fan of broccoli….they look delicious
Broccoli Manchurian looks delicious.
have to try it…looks delicious
I would wait for it go in to the sauce…would love just the fried ones!
Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks so good. will try it soon. the koftas can be used as an accompaniment for a meal.
oh this is fun luckily my little one will eat it as is lol
This looks really tasty, something the kids will really enjoy.
Lovely & healthy manchurian..i am just thinking about how tasty it will be..YUM!!
Broccoli manchurian is a nice variation on cauliflower manchurian, Sanjeeta, and it looks absolutely delicious. Wish I could come over for leftovers right now! 🙂
Vaishali, most welcome! And for sure you will not be served the left overs.
hi sanjeetha,
this is nandhini’s mother. i will definitely try the bro.manchurian which impress me a lot. regards,latha
Thanks Latha 🙂 Nice to see you here.
They are like little veggie hush-puppies! What a creative way to get the kiddos to eat vegetables!
These look delicious and love the photos, gorgeous 🙂
I think I will be making this soon !! Thank you for sharing, it looks perfectly delicious! <3
nice dish…I can so relate to the situation where manchurian balls disappear before going into the sauce, but in my case culprit is me & not my kids…lol…
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