Gobhi Manchurian is a very popular Indian Chinese dish. In this recipe the cauliflower florets also known as Gobhi is deep fried and tossed in sweet, sour, and tangy Indian Chinese sauces. Immensely popular with Indians, it is one of the most loved starters. Going to a restaurant in India and not ordering Gobhi Manchurian is a rare scenario.
Ingredients
For Marination
- 1 medium size Cauliflower cut only the florets
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste each
- 1 tsp Green chili paste
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
For Batter & Fry
- 3/4 cup All purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Corn starch
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tbsp Rava or Sooji
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 cup Oil for deep frying
For Sauce
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Ginger & garlic each fine chopped
- 1 small size Onion fine chopped
- 2 Green chili long slice
- 1/2 Red bell pepper long slice
- 1/2 Green bell Pepper long slice
- 1 tbsp Corn starch dissolve with 1/4 cup of water
- 4 tbsp Tomato puree
- 2 tbsp All in one sauce
- 1-1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1-1/2 tsp Chili garlic sauce
- 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
- 1 tsp Green chili sauce
- 1/4 cup Sweet & Sour sauce
- 1-1/2 tsp Vinegar
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Sesame oil
- Pinch of ajinomoto (MSG)
- 1/4 cup Spring onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Vegetable stock See soup section to get recipe for veg stock
Instructions
Marination
- Boil water in a pot and add Gobhi to the boiling water. Immediately drain all the water after submerging the gobhi for 10 seconds. Please don't keep it in the water for long or else the Gobhi will get spoiled. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chili paste, turmeric powder, salt and mix it well. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.
Batter & Fry
Final Prepration
Recipe Notes
Tips: Adding Gobhi to the mixture in step 5 for final preparation should be done just when you are ready to serve. If you do it early then the Gobhi Manchurian would not remain crunchy.
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one of my fav dish…:)
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Kya baat hai Geeta!!!. Love this. 🙂
Thank u Sreelatha..
Love this recepi and definitely going to try this.