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Air Fryer Veg Balls In Hot Garlic Sauce

Easy to make restaurant style Veg Balls in a flavourful hot garlic sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indo Chinese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 Cups Grated Cabbage
  • 1 Cup Grated Carrot
  • ½ Cup Green Capsicum/Pepper(chopped finely)
  • 1 Tsp Grated ginger(you can use paste)
  • 1 Tsp Grated garlic.(you can use paste)
  • 1 Tsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Black Pepper powder
  • 4 Tbsp Corn flour
  • 4 Tbsp All purpose flour /Maida
For making the gravy.
  • 2 Tbsp Canola oil.(you can reduce the quantity to one tbsp if you are watching your diet.
  • 1 Tbsp Grated Ginger/finely chopped
  • ¼ Cup Chopped garlic(chop really fine)
  • 1 Tbsp Chopped Green Chilli
  • 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Schezwan chilli sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato ketchup
  • 1 Tsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp Chopped Green Onion
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 Tbsp Corn Starch
A little oil to grease your palm during making of veg balls.

Method
 

How to make Veg Balls
  1. Grate all the vegetables in a food processor or by using a grater.
  2. Transfer these vegetables into a big bowl.
  3. Add salt ,soy sauce ,black pepper ,corn flour and all purpose flour to it .
  4. Mix it nicely .
  5. Oil/Grease your palm and make veg balls of the same size.If you are still have difficulty in making balls and they are breaking add just a little corn starch to it .
  6. Preheat air fryer to 370 F.
  7. Air fry veg balls for 10-12 minute on 370 F.Turn them once during the process.Your time can vary a little ,depending the size of your balls and air fryer.You need to check for perfectly light brown balls . It won't be very crispy.(crispy enough though)
  8. After its air fried remove them from the air fryer and keep them aside.
  9. If you are deep frying add oil to a pan .Heat it .
  10. Fry Veg balls in two ,three batches.
  11. For more crispy balls I will suggest Frying twice.
  12. Keep it in a plate after frying.
How to make Hot Garlic Sauce
  1. Take a wok.
  2. Heat it on high flame .
  3. Add oil to it .
  4. Add ginger ,garlic and green chillies to it .
  5. Reduce the heat to low flame now otherwise your Ginger garlic will burn.
  6. Mix all the sauces and brown sugar .
  7. Add them to wok and fry till you can smell the lovely umami aroma.
  8. Add corn starch with ½ cup of water and add to it .Let this sauce come to the boil.
  9. Add rest of the water to the sauce and boil it for 2-3 minute.If it looks thick for your taste add water or if its thin let it boil till it thickens to your liking.
  10. Add veg balls to it and just let sit in the sauce for 2-3 minute,before you serve.Do not boil it .
  11. Serve hot with Fried Rice/Plain White Rice /Noodles.
  12. Enjoy.
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