Monday, May 16, 2011

Gobhi Manchurian




Ingredients:

Cauliflower – 1 medium, cut to bite-size florets
Oil – for deep frying

For the batter:

All-purpose Flour – 5 Tbsp
Corn Starch – 3 Tbsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Red Pepper powder– 1/4 tsp
Water – 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp

For the sauce:

Oil – 1 Tbsp
Onion – 1 medium, chopped in big cubes
Green Capsicum - 1 medium chopped in big cubes

Green Chilies – to taste, cut diagonally
Ginger Garlic paste – 2 table spoons
Maggi hot and sweet Ketchup – 4 Tbsp
Soy Sauce – 4 tsp or to taste
White Vinegar – 2 tsp
Water – 4 Tbsp
Corn Starch – 2 tsp
Green Onions – 2 stalks, cut diagonally for garnishing

Method:
To make the batter -
1.Add All-purpose flour, Corn Starch, Salt, Red Pepper powder and Water to a small bowl. Mix until there are no lumps.
2. Coat Cauliflower pieces well with batter and deep fry until Cauliflower is a medium dark brown color.
3.Finish frying all of the Cauliflower.

To make the sauce-
1. Heat Oil in a medium non-stick pan.
2. Add Onions, Green Chilies and Garlic and cook until Onions are light brown.
3. Add Capsicums and Maggi hot and sweet Ketchup and cook until Oil starts to separate from mixture.
4. Add Soy Sauce and Vinegar and mix well.
5. Mix 2 tsp Corn Starch with 4 Tbsp Water and add it to the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes until sauce starts to thicken.
6.Add the fried cauliflowers to the pan with the sauce. Toss well to coat Cauliflower completely.
7. Add Green Onions and toss again.
8. Serve immediately.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I am definitely going to try this one Kiran. Sounds yummy.

Urmila said...

yeah...sounds totally yummy...will definitely try this one!