Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian is a Indo Chinese gravy dish made from cauliflower florets also known as gobi. Gobi Manchurian can be served with chapathi and also as a side dish with fried rice, noodles or plain rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Gobi Manchurian.

Ingredients:-

Cauliflower.         -1 medium size
Turmeric powder. -1/2tsp
Salt.                       -to taste.
Oil.                        - for deep frying.

For Batter:-

Maida.                                 -1/4 cup
Corn flour.                           - 2tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste.             -1tbsp
Kashmiri Red chilli powder. -1tsp
Soya sauce.                            -1tsp
Salt.                                        -to taste

For Sauce:-

Oil.                        -2tbsp
Green chillies.        - 2
Garlic.                     -2  [sliced]
Onion.                     -1/2
Capsicum.                -1
Ginger Garlic paste. -1tbsp
Green chilly sauce.   -1tbsp
Soya sauce.               -1 and 1/2tbsp
Tomato Ketchup.       -1 and 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder.          - 1tsp
Sugar.                         -1/2tsp
Water.                         -1 cup + 3 tbsp
Salt.                            - to taste.
Corn flour.                  -2tsp
Vinegar.                      -1/2tsp
Spring onion.              -2

Instructions:-

1. Blanching the Cauliflower florets (Gobi):-

Clean and chop a medium size Cauliflower into bite size florets.Wash them in water.Blanch the washed Cauliflower florets in hot boiling water in a vessel with Turmeric powder and litttle Salt until half done. (about 10 minutes).Drain all the water and keep aside the blanched Cauliflower florets.

2. Preparing Batter for deep frying the Gobi:-

In a mixing bowl add Maida, Corn flour, Soya sauce, Ginger Garlic paste, required Salt, Kashmiri Red chilly powder and required water (about 1/4 cup) and whisk well and prepare a smooth and thick batter without lumps. (If the batter is too thick add little more water but don't make it too watery.)

3. Deep frying the Gobi:-

Drain the Cauliflower florets completely before frying. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame for deep frying. Now dip the half cooked Cauliflower florets [Gobi florets] in the batter and drop into the hot oil one by one and deep fry till golden colour. Deep fry in batches and remove from hot oil and keep aside on a kitchen tissue.

4. Preparing Sauce:-

Heat 2tbsp Oil in a pan on high flame. Once the oil is hot add Green chillies, sliced Garlic, Ginger Garlic paste, chopped Onion and little Salt and saute well till the Onion becomes translucent. Add chopped Capsicum, Soya sauce, Green chilly sauce, Tomato Ketchup and Pepper powder. Add 1/2tsp Sugar and mix well. [Make Corn flour slurry using 2tsp Corn flour and 1cup of water without lumps.] Now add it to the boiling sauce and mix it well. Now the sauce thickens. Add Spring Onion and Vinegar and mix well. (If the sauce thickens too much lower the flame to medium heat and add in little water (about 3tbsp) and make it to the required consistency).

Method:-

Once ready to serve the Gobi Manchurian, toss the deep fried Gobi (Cauliflower florets) in the prepared Sauce. Chinese cooking is done on high flame and is very quick. So keep everything ready and it is easy to toss while preparing.

Serve the Gobi Manchurian hot with Chapathi, Fried Rice, Noodles or plain Rice.

Recipe courtesy - Sandhya A Prabhu.