Gobi/Cauliflower Manchurian

Gobi/Cauliflower Manchurian

         It is an Indian Chinese fried cauliflower recipe .We can make it with or without gravy.With gravy we can have it  as a side dish for fried rice or roti etc.Without gravy we can have it  as an appetizer.

Ingredients and Measurements 

To make the batter for floret marination

• 4 tbsp all purpose Flour
  
  
  
• 4 tbsp corn flour
  
• 1 tbsp Rice flour
  
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
  
• 1/2-1 tsp pepper powder 
  
• salt as required

To make the Manchurian

• 3-4 Cloves- Garlic 

• 1/2 inch- Ginger
  
• 3 or 4 nos-Green chilies
• 
• Vegetable Oil 
  
• 1 or 2 Spring Onion
  
• 2 Onions
  
• 1 Capsicum
  
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  
• 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
  
• 1 tbsp Sweet chilly sauce
  
• 2 cup Lukewarm water
• 1 tsp Corn flour
  
• salt as required

Method

1. Clean the cauliflower and cut into small florets.
2. Mix all purpose flour,rice flour,corn flour,pepper powder,soy sauce with some water to make a smooth batter.Add salt if required.
3. Mix the prepared florets with the batter and keep it in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
4. Now Chop the spring onion,ginger,garlic ,green chilies and 1 onion into small pieces.Keep some spring onions for garnishing.
5. Cut the capsicum and 1 onion into big cubes and keep it aside.
6. Now heat oil in a pan and fry the florets batch by batch .
   
7. Keep the prepared florets aside .
   
8. Now heat a wok with 1 tbsp oil in it.
9. Add the chopped garlic,ginger,green chilies and spring onion into it and saute well.
10. Now add the chopped onion and saute until it's done.
11. Then add the sauces and mix well for 30 sec.
12. Now add the lukewarm water and let it boil.Check for salt and add if required.
13. Then mix 1 tsp of corn flour with some water and add that paste into the pan and mix well.
14. Let it cook for 2 minutes.Keep it mixing with spoon  all the time.
15. Lower the flame when the gravy gets desired consistency. 
16. Now add the fried florets and mix well.All the florets should cover with the gravy.
17. After that add the capsicum and onion cubes and mix well .Then turn off the flame.
18. Sprinkle some spring onion on top.
    
19. Cauliflower manchurian is ready!