Gobi (Cauliflower) Manchurian

Ingredients

  • For Batter
  • Cauliflower - 1/2 of one large flower or approximately 3 cups cut into florets
  • All-purpose flour or Maida - 2 tbspn
  • Corn starch or corn flour - 2 tbspn
  • Rice flour - 1 tbspn
  • Chilli powder-1/2 tspn
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tspn
  • Salt to taste
  • Water to make batter
  • For Gravy
  • Medium onion -1 finely chopped
  • Green pepper - 1/4 finely chopped
  • Green chilly - 1 small or 1/2 bigger
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tspn
  • Chilli sauce - 1/2 tspn
  • Soy sauce - 1/2 tspn to 1 tspn
  • Tomato Ketchup - 1 1/2 tbspn
  • Sesame oil - 1 1/2 tbspn
  • Brown sugar - 1/4 tspn
  • Lemon juice - 1 tspn
  • Coriander & green onion for garnishing
  • Salt to taste

health tip

Cauliflower and other vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and kale contain compounds that may help prevent cancer. Sulfur-Containing Phytonutrients in cauliflower promote liver detoxification. It is rich in Vitamin C, K and folate. Spicing cauliflower with turmeric help promote men's health. Green Pepper is rich in Vitamin C & Vitamin A.

Gobi Manchurian

method

  1. Mix all the ingredients given for batter with half a cup of water.
  2. Dip the cauliflower florets into the batter & deep fry them till crispy. Keep them aside.
  3. Heat the sesame oil in a pan & add ginger garlic paste & green chillies. Saute them for few minutes.
  4. Add the onions & saute it. After 2 minutes, add the green peppers & saute it for 2 more minutes. The veggies should retain their crunchiness. Add the other ingredients given for sauce with 2 1/2 tbspn water. Cook them for 2 more minutes. Turn off the heat.
  5. Add the fried gobi to the sauce. Mix well & transfer to the serving dish & garnish it with chopped coriander leaves & green onions.

    Mix the cauliflower just before serving to retain the crispiness of the cauliflower. Onions can be substituted with 1/4 cup of green onions.




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