The invention disclose a multifunctional sink type dish washing machine and method, comprising a frame, a sink and a dish washing trough, wherein a box body is arranged below the dish washing trough,a vortex generator is arranged on the internal bottom surface of the dish washing trough, the vortex generator comprises a motor and a turntable, the turntable is rotatably connected to the bottom ofthe dish washing trough by a sleeve, a limiting hole and vortex blades are arranged on the turntable, the vortex blades are uniformly arranged on the top surface of the turntable, a driven gear is arranged on the outer side face of the sleeve, a driving gear is connected to the motor, a cleanser adding mechanism is arranged at one side of the dish washing trough, and a circulating mechanism is arranged in the dish washing trough and the box body. The method comprises the following steps: processing of the dish washing trough and the box body, mounting of the vortex generator, mounting of the cleanser adding mechanism, mounting of the circulating mechanism, mounting of a water outlet mechanism and trial operation of the dish washing machine. The multifunctional sink type dish washing machine is simple in steps of a use method, and strong in practicability, not only greatly shortens the dish washing time, but also is higher in washing efficiency, and reduces water resource waste.