Cabbage balls in spicy chilly sauce

Ingredients for the balls:-

Cabbage -2 cups(finely chopped)

Corn flour-1cup

Maida-1/2cup

Ginger-1tsp chopped

Garlic-1tsp chopped

Green chilly-1chopped

Soy sauce-2tsp

Salt to taste

Oil of deep frying

Ingredients for the sauce:-

Soy sauce-1tbsp

Chilly sauce-1tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Corn flour-2tsp(make a paste)

Ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp

Green chilly-2(finely chopped)

Spring onion-2(chopped finely and keep the green parts for garnishing) 

Pepper powder-1tsp

Vinegar-1/2tsp

Mono sodium glutamate(MSG)-1/2tsp(optional)

Method of preparing the balls:-

• Apply salt to cabbage and leave for 20 mins.
• After 20 mins mix rest of the ingredients to make the balls.While making the balls do not add too much water .
• Now make 15 lemon sized balls and keep aside
• Now heat oil in a deep frying pan and start frying balls till nice crisp and brown in colour and keep aside.

 Now start making the sauce:-

• Heat a sauce pan and put 2tsp of oil and saute spring onions t  on a high flame for a few seconds.
• Now add ginger-garlic paste and  chilly powder ,saute again for a second.
• Add  green chillies followed by soy sauce,vinegar and chilly sauce.
• Next add little water and corn starch along with MSG.
• Check for sauce as both the sauce contains little sauce so only if needed add very little salt.
• Now boil the sauce till it becomes thick(depending on your requirement if you want little thin can add little more water to adjust the sauce).
• Now add the pepper powder and the fried balls.
• Mix it well in the gravy and switch off the gas.
• Garnish with chopped spring onion and  cabbage.