Homemade Sweet & Sour Vegetables are very tasty spicy recipes. You can make it at home with very less time. It can be served with noodles, fried rice or plain rice. Here I give easy methods to make this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice or syrup
• 3-4 baby corns – cut into 2 lengthwise
• 4-5 medium florets broccoli / cauliflower
• 3-4 mushrooms – cut into 2 pieces
• 2 slice pineapple, fresh or tinned – cut into 1″ pieces
• 1 small capsicum – cut into 1/2″ pieces
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 cup water
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli paste
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp crushed garlic
• 2-3 spring onions white – cut into slices
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
• 1/4 tbsp ajinomoto
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soya suace
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1 stock cube – crushed
• 4 tbsp cornflour mixed in 1/4 cup water
• coriander leaves

Method

• To prepare this homemade easy sweet & sour vegetables recipes, microwave covered 1 & 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, baby corns, florets and mushrooms for 6 minutes.
• Now, add tomato ketchup, vinegar, ajinomoto, sugar, soya sauce, salt and stock-cubes.
• Add remaining vegetables – pineapple & capsicum to the above vegetables.
• Keep aside.
• Now, microwave 2 tbsp oil, onions, garlic, red chilli paste in a separate bowl for 3 minutes.
• Add the onions to the vegetables. Add the cornflour paste also.
• Microwave for 6 minutes stirring once in between.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot or with fried rice.

Another Method (Using Pan)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice or syrup
• 3-4 baby corns – cut into 2 lengthwise
• 4-5 medium florets broccoli / cauliflower
• 3-4 mushrooms – cut into 2 pieces
• 2 slice pineapple, fresh or tinned – cut into 1″ pieces
• 1 small capsicum – cut into 1/2″ pieces
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 cup water
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli paste
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp crushed garlic
• 2-3  onions – cut into slices
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soya suace
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1 stock cube – crushed
• 4 tbsp cornflour mixed in 1/4 cup water
• coriander leaves

Method

• To prepare homemade easy sweet & sour vegetables using pan, firstly, heat 2 cup water with 1 tbsp salt when water heated add cauliflower/broccoli, capsicum and baby corn. When water start boiling switch off the flame and keep aside it for 5-10 minutes.
• After 5-10 minutes drain water and keep aside.
• Now, take a pan and heat the oil.
• Add crushed garlic in it.
• Stir fry it for 1 minutes.
• Add onions , red chilli paste and stir fry  it for 2-3 minutes.
• Now, add mushrooms stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add vegetables and pineapple stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Take a bowl, add tomato ketchup, vinegar, sugar, soya sauce, salt and stock-cubes.
• Mix well.
• Add it into vegetables. Stirring continuously.
• Cook it for 2-3 minutes.
• Now, add cornflour paste. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with fried rice.

Tip

• You can also use 1/2 regular onions if spring onions are not available.