Make street style Indo-Chinese Gobi Manchurian at home with this fool-proof and easy recipe. Gobi manchurian is a perfect party appetizer and is loved with both kids and adults. This humble cauliflower starter has made it's own place in the world of Chicken tikka, and is loved by both vegetarian and non-vegetarians. Try this easy recipe, tastes best with Spicy Hakka Noodles.
INGREDIENTS:
For the fried cauliflower:
*Cauliflower- 2 cups (cleaned, washed and drained in a colander)
*Salt- 1 tsp
*Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
*Cornflour- 1/4 cup
*Water- as required to make a thick batter- mostly 1/4 cup
*Red food colour- a drop
*Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tbsp
*Oil- for deep frying
For the Manchurian sauce:
*Oil- 1 tbsp
*Garlic pods- 10-12 nos (finely chopped)
*Coriander stems- 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
*Onion- 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
*Capsicum- 1 no (cut into cubes)
*Soy sauce- 1 tbsp
*Vinegar- 1 tbsp
*Ketchup- 1 tbsp
*Salt- to taste
*Sugar- 1 tsp
*Black pepper powder- 1 tsp
*Red chilli flakes- 1 tsp
*Spring onion- 1 cup (finely chopped)
*Cornflour slurry- 2 tsp cornflour + 1/4 cup water
PROCEDURE:
*Take a large mixing bowl, add cauliflower florets and all the ingredients listed for frying it.
*Mix well and coat each piece with the flavoured batter.
*Meanwhile, heat oil in a kadhai, drop the coated florets in the hot oil.
*Fry the florets while flipping in intervals.
*Fry till it has turned crispy, remove it in a tissue-lined plate.
*Repeat the same process for rest of the cauliflower.
*Set it aside, we'll prepare the sauce for it.
*Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai, add chopped garlic to it.
*Saute for a few seconds, now add chopped coriander stems.
*Coriander stems have a herby and fresh flavour, adding stems at this stage makes the manchurian have a slight herby flavour.
*Now add chopped onions and capsicum.
*Saute for a min, the veggies will be crispy in manchurian, so we'll saute it for a min only.
*Now add all the sauces and spices to it.
*Add the cornflour slurry to it, and mix well and the sauce thickens beautifully.
*Add sugar at this stage, sugar balances the gravy and makes it taste heavenly.
*Now add the fried gobi to it and mix gently so that the masala is coated evenly.
*Switch off the flame, sprinkle spring onions on it.
*Serve right away along with Hakka noodles. Enjoyy!
