Veggie Bombs with Special Sauce

5 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Finely chop red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and green capsicum.
  2. 2Finely chop French beans.
  3. 3Add the chopped vegetables (red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green capsicum, French beans), finely chopped cabbage, and boiled sweet corn to a bowl.
  4. 4Season the vegetables with black pepper powder, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala, and lemon juice.
  5. 5Add bread crumbs to the vegetable mixture.
  6. 6Mix all ingredients well to form a cohesive mixture.
  7. 7Form small, elongated bomb shapes from the mixture.
  8. 8Cut samosa sheets into thin strips.
  9. 9Dip each vegetable bomb into a slurry (likely cornstarch and water, or similar for binding).
  10. 10Roll the dipped bombs in the samosa sheet strips to cover them completely.
  11. 11Deep fry the prepared bombs in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
  12. 12Remove the fried bombs from the oil and drain any excess oil.
  13. 13For the special sauce, heat oil in a pan.
  14. 14Add chopped coriander with stem and chilli to the hot oil.
  15. 15Add finely chopped capsicum and finely chopped cabbage to the pan.
  16. 16Pour water into the pan.
  17. 17Add ketchup, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, black pepper powder, and dry ginger powder.
  18. 18Mix cornflour with water in a separate bowl to create a slurry.
  19. 19Pour the cornflour slurry into the sauce mixture.
  20. 20Cook the sauce for 4-5 minutes until it thickens.
  21. 21Pour the special sauce into small glass cups.
  22. 22Place the fried veggie bombs on top of the sauce in each cup.
  23. 23Serve and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup finely chopped capsicum and bell peppers
  • 0.25 cup finely chopped French beans
  • 0.25 cup finely chopped cabbage
  • 0.25 cup boiled sweet corn
  • 0.5 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 0.5 tsp garam masala
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper powder
  • samosa sheets
  • to fry Oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp coriander with stem
  • 1 tsp chilli
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped cabbage
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp red chilli sauce
  • 0.5 tsp soya sauce
  • 0.5 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.25 tsp dry ginger powder
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 2 tsp water

Equipment

cutting boardknifebowlspoonfrying panstrainerinduction cooktopsmall glass cups

Tips

  • For binding, you can use roasted besan or boiled raw banana instead of bread crumbs.
  • You can make the bombs in advance, freeze them, and fry as required.