Ingredients
For the Manchurian lollipop
10 bread sticks
1 Cup Shredded Cabbage
1/2 Cup Shredded/ Grated Carrot
1/4 Cup Capsicum, finely chopped
1/2 Cup Onion, finely chopped
1/4 Cup Spring Onions, finely chopped
1/2 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Tablespoon Cornstarch/ Cornflour
1/4 Cup Tablespoon All purpose Flour (Maida)
1 Teaspoon Salt, or to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
For the Gravy
3-4 Cloves of Garlic
~1 Inch Piece of Ginger
1-2 Green Chillies, finely chopped
1/2 Cup Onion, finely chopped
1/2 Cup Spring Onion, finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
2 Teaspoon Green Chilli Sauce
1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Sauce
1/2 Teaspoon Salt, or to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Method
Finely chop or grate cabbage, carrot, onion, capsicum (bell pepper) & spring onions and combine them in a bowl. It is best to squeeze out all the water from the vegetables after chopping them, otherwise too much water will make it difficult to make manchurian lollipop.
Add Ginger Garlic Paste, Salt, Pepper and Soy Sauce. Take care not to add too much of Salt because Soy Sauce already has some in it.
Add All Purpose Flour (Maida) and Corn Flour / Cornstarch. Mix all the ingredients well. If the mixture looks too wet, you can add some more All Purpose Flour to absorb the excess water.
Form small balls from the mixture add the bread sticks between init to make lollipop structure, if bread sticks is too long divide into 2-3 parts and fry them in hot oil on medium heat. Do not keep the heat high, otherwise they will turn dark from the outside, but will not be properly cooked from the inside.
Fry one side till it turns golden brown and then gently flip them over to fry the other side. Then turn the heat to high and fry for a little while to make them crispy. Remove the lollipop from the oil and place them on an absorbent paper to drain the excess oil.
Now for the gravy, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add finely chopped garlic, ginger and green chilli and roast them. Add onions & Spring Onions and fry them on high heat till they turn golden brown.
Then add Soy Sauce, Vinegar, Green Chilli Sauce, Red Chilli Sauce, salt & pepper. You can add 1 teaspoon corn flour to thicken the gravy if required.
Add the gravy on top of manchurian lollipop