Cabbage Manchurian

Ingredients

For koftas:

•  Shredded cabbage - 1 cup
• All purpose flour - 2 tblspn
• Corn flour - 1 tblspn
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Onions , finely chopped - 1 tblspn

For Sauce:

•  Onions - 1, finely chopped
• Oil - 3 tsp
• Tomato - 1/2 finely chopped
• Ginger - 1 tsp , minced
• Garlic - 1 tsp , minced
• Green chillies - 2, finely chopped
• Soya sauce - 2 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 1 tblspn
• Chilli sauce - 2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp (Optional)
• Coriander leaves , to garnish
• Salt , to taste
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp

Method

For Koftas:

• Take the shredded cabbage in a bowl. Add salt, pepper and onions to it and mix well. 
• In another bowl, combine all purpose flour and corn flour. Add little water in to it and make a batter. The batter should neither be too thick nor too thin.
• Pour this mixture into the cabbage mixture and mix well until everything is combined.
• Divide the mixture into 5 or 6 portions, and deep fry them in the oil. 
• Drain the excess oil and keep the koftas aside.

For the Sauce:

• In a pan, heat some oil and fry ginger and garlic until it becomes slightly crispy. It will take just less than a minute. Now in the onions and green chillies. Add salt. Dont fry the onions too well. The crunchiness should be maintained. Add the tomatoes and cook for a minute. Bring down the flame to simmer.
• In a small bowl, combine soya sauce , chilli sauce, tomato sauce, garam masala, chilli powder and coriander powder and 2 tsp of water. Mix them well and add it to the onion tomato mixture in the pan. switch off the flame after 2 minutes.
• Check for salt and adjust accordingly.
• Your Sauce is now ready

How to Proceed:

• When you are ready to serve, drop the koftas into the sauce and mix well. Switch on the heat and cook for 1 minute until everything is combined. Transfer it to the serving dish.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it immediately. These can be served along with rotis, naan, fried rice etc. You can also use spring onions to garnish the dish.