Friday 4 November 2011

Gobi Manchurian/ Gobi 65



Ingredients:
  • Cauliflower: 1 (medium size)cut in florets 
  • Oil: for frying
  • For batter:
    • Salt: to taste
    • Corn flour: 5 tbsp
    • Plain Flour (Maida): 3 tbsp
    • Black pepper pwd: 1/4 tsp (optional)
    • Cumin pwd: 1 tsp
    • Coriander pwd: 1 tsp
    • Salt: to taste (~ 1/4 tsp)
    • Water: 1/4 cup
  • For Sauce: 
    • Oil: 1 tbsp
    • Ginger Garlic paste: 1-2 tsp
    • Spring Onions: 1 bunch (Cut white and green parts separately) (chopped diagonally)
    • Onion: 1 (finely chopped)
    • Pepper/ Capsicum: 1 (choppped)
    • Cilantro/ Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup  (chopped) (optional)
    • Soya Sauce: 2 tbsp
    • Tomato Ketchup: 2 tbsp
    • Red chilli sauce: 2 tbsp/ to taste
    • Green chillies: to taste (chopped diagonally)
    • Vinegar: 1 tbsp
    • Cornflour: 2 tsp (Mix in (1/4 cup or less) water )
    • Salt: to taste
Method:
  1. Mix all the ingredients of the batter. The batter should neither be too watery nor too thick. Also, there should not be any lumps in the batter.
  2. Heat oil in pan.
  3. Dip cauliflower floret in  batter. Keep it in batter for 1-2 mins and then deep fry till golden brown. (While putting the batter coated floret, drain excess batter from floret)
  4. Keep them aside.
  5. For Sauce:
    • Heat oil in pan.
    • Add ginger garlic paste. Saute for few mins.
    • Add onions, green chillies and spring onion (whites). Saute for 2 mins.
    • Add capsicum/ pepper and salt. Cook for 2-3 mins till tender. Don't overcook.
    • Add tomato ketchup and red chilli sauce. Mix well
    • Add soya sauce and vinegar. Mix well
    • Add cornflour (mixed with water). Cook for 2-3 mins and allow the sauce to thicken.
  6. Add fried cauliflower florets in the sauce and toss well to coat florets with sauce.
  7. Sprinkle spring onion greens and coriander leaves on it.
  8. Serve hot. 
PS: If you don't want gravy, then don't add cornflour and water in sauce.

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