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Recipe card
Soya chilli manchurian
My family loves Chinese food, and I prepare it at home atleast once in 15 days. Manchurian and chilli are among our Indo-Chinese favorites. This appetizer or starter is also a good accompaniment for cocktail and mocktail parties, game nights, or any get-together. Manchurian prepared with soya chunks is simpler and easier to make than other chillis or Manchurian. Due to their texture, soya chunks are also one of the best vegetarian and vegan substitutes for chicken or any other meat. This tastes best when served immediately after tossing the fried soya in the sauce. You can serve it with fried rice or noodles for a complete Indo-Chinese meal.
Ingredients
Soya chunks, also called mealmaker or nuggets, have a meaty texture and are the best vegetarian and vegan substitutes for meat. Flour: All-purpose flour and corn flour coat the soya chunks, giving them a crispy exterior. Sauces: soya, vinegar, chili sauce, and tomato ketchup to create sweet, spicy, and tangy flavors. Other ingredients: onion, garlic, ginger, and green chilies enhance the flavor. Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.
Deep-fried soya chunks or nuggets
Soak soya nuggets or chunks in hot water (approx 4 cups) for 10 minutes or till it becomes soft. Squeeze it off nicely to remove any excess water. Add all-purpose flour, corn flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt, and mix till combined. Heat oil in a pan or kadai for frying. Fry these chunks on medium flame till they become crispy and golden. Transfer this to a paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Keep this aside.
Manchurian sauce
Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic cloves and saute for a minute. Add ginger, onions, spring onions, and chile, and continue to saute for another 3 to 4 minutes until you get a nice aroma. Add chili sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, ketchup, chile powder, and cilantro and mix until combined on high flame. Lower the heat and cook for an additional one minute. Check the sauce’s taste and adjust accordingly. It should be sweet, spicy, and sour. When you are ready to serve, toss the fried soya chunks in the sauce prepared. Garnish with spring onions, cilantro, and red onions if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Pro tips
You can even use ginger garlic paste instead of onion powder and garlic powder if desired. Vary the amount of ingredients in the sauce recipe as per your taste. This is a dry version of Manchurian or chili. If you like gravy, add 1 teaspoon of corn flour to ½ cup of water in a bowl and mix so that there are no lumps. Add this with the sauces and cook for 3 minutes until the sauce or gravy thickens. Once fried, soya chunks will remain crispy for about an hour. However, they will turn soggy after 5 minutes of mixing with sauce, so toss with sauce only when you are ready to serve. You can use the same recipe to prepare gobi manchuri or paneer manchuri, or you can use baycorn, mushrooms, or tofu. Non-vegetarians can feel free to substitute chicken or your favorite meat.
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