GOBI MANCHURIAN

We had potluck party last week and this was the dish I made for the party. Gobi manchurian everyone favourite dish in which sweet little cauliflower are dipped in the batter and takes oil bath and dressed with yummy sauce. Who dont love this.... here is the recipe how I prepare.

Ingredients:

Cauliflower - 1

Ginger + Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Salt - As required

Pepper - 2 tsp

Cornflour - 1/4 cup

All purpose flour - 1/4 cup

Oil for deep frying.

Making sauce :

Garlic - 3 pods chopped very finely

Green chilli - 2 finely chopped

Soya sauce - 1 1/2 tbsp

Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp

Chilli sauce - 1/2 tbsp

Vinegar - 1/2 tbsp

Cornflour - 1/2 tbsp

Water for mixing cornflour

Salt - as required

For Second frying :

Onions - 1 chopped as large cubes

Capsicum - 1 cubed

Ginger - 1 inch finely chopped

Garlic - 3 pods chopped finely

White pepper - just for taste 1 tsp

Method :

1. Seperate cauliflower into medium sized pieces wash and drain.

2. Now mix cornflour, allpurpose flower, ginger+garlic paste salt and pepper with water thicker then dosa batter.

3. Now add the florets in the batter so that they should be well coated. If it is still loose dust again with cornflour.

4. Heat oil for deep frying pan. When oil is ready deep fry them till crisp and drain it in the tissue.

5. Now cauliflower are ready.

Making sauce :

1. Mix all the sauces in a bowl.

2. In frying pan heat 1 tbsp oil and fry the chopped garlic and green chilli.

3. Add the sauces and vinegar saute well.

4. Now mix the cornflour, water and make a paste.

5. Add it to sauce and mix well so that cornflour changes to transparent colour.

6. Keep it aside.

For Second fry :

1. In a wok heat a tbsp of oil and fry chopped ginger and garlic slightly.

2. Now add the chopped onion saute until they are half done, add capsicum saute lightly.

3. Add the prepared sauce and deep fried florets mix well and give a good toss.

4. Sprinkle white pepper powder just for taste and garnish with spring onions.

5. Serve hot with fried rice, noodles or as an appetizer.

Note :

1. If you want to make as an dry manchurian omit the 4 and 5 th step in making

sauce.

2. Mix the sauce and florets only at the time of serving otherwise they becomes soggy.

3. When I prepared for potluck I made sauce and deep fried florets ahead of time.

4. Just before serving I reheated the florets in the oven until crisp and I did the remaining process.

5. Cauliflower can be substituted by mushroom, Vegetable balls, Chicken, paneer, babycorn.

6. Cornflour and water mixture can be adjusted accordingly for making sauce. Depends on how we need it like dry or saucy.