Gobi Manchurian Recipe | Cauliflower Manchurian Recipe is a classic Indo-Chinese fusion recipe with fried cauliflower in sweet, tangy, midly spicy sauce. The best appetizer for party and special occasions. Gobi Manchurian recipe with stepwise pictures, recipe video.
Gobi Manchurian
Who doesn’t love great starters or appetizers for a party? Who doesn’t love cauliflower starters? One such crowd pleasing appetizer is Gobi Manchurian. Absolute delish ! Sweet, tangy, mildly spicy, this cauliflower Manchurian dry recipe is perfect starter recipe for your parties, potluck and special occasions. Pretty straight forward and easy to make recipe. It might look time consuming worth every single bite! Pairs great with fried rice, any pulao, roti and chapati.
You might also like other Starter / Appetizer Recipes. You can try the same recipe with chicken – Dragon Chicken recipe and let me know how it turns out.
Things To Note
Batter Consistency
While making the batter to fry the Gobi Manchurian, make sure the batter is neither to thick or too thin. The blanched cauliflower has to be coated well so that the masala is absorbed well.
Reserve 1-2 Tbsp of Marination
Reserve 1-2 Tbsp of the marination to add it while making the sauce. This gives thickness to the sauce. If you do not have any marination leftover, add 1 Tbsp cornflour to water and make a fine water. Add it while making the sauce.
Honey
Adding honey gives a mild sweet flavor to the Manchurian and balances the sourness and tangy flavor from the tomato sauce or ketchup.
Sesame Seeds
Adding Sesame seeds towards the end is optional, you can skip it.
Lets check out the recipe
Firstly, wash the cauliflower and cut them into small sized florets. Bring a wide pan filled with 4-5 cups of water over medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower florets to the hot water and bring it to a rolling boil.
In a few minutes, the cauliflower is blanched, switch off the flame, and drain the water. Keep the blanched cauliflower florets aside.
Secondly, in a wide mixing bowl, add 3/4 cup cornflour, 1/4 cup red chili powder, 1/4 tsp ground pepper powder
Furthermore,2 tsp soy sauce, and add 1/4 cup water (+/-) and mix them well to form a smooth batter. Add the blanched cauliflower to the batter.
Mix it well and make sure it is coated well. Let this marination rest for 15 minutes. Keep aside.
Bring a Kadai or a wide-bottomed pan over a medium flame, and add oil. Check if the oil is ready for frying. Drop a small piece of the marinated cauliflower, the cauliflower should rise briskly, then the oil is ready to fry. Now, add the cauliflower to the oil, do not overcrowd. Let it cook on medium flame and flip the other side of the cauliflower.
Let it cook until crisp and golden brown. Reserve about 1-2 tbsp of the marination for later use.
Drain the cauliflower in a kitchen towel and keep it aside. Repeat the same for the remaining marinated cauliflower.
Furthermore, In a wide-bottomed or Kadai, add 2-3 tbsp oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions, grated ginger, and minced garlic pieces.
Saute for 3-4 minutes over medium heat, until the onions turn soft and raw smell leaves from the ginger-garlic. Once the onions turn soft and translucent, add 1/2 of chopped green bell pepper. Saute the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes.
To this, add 2-3 tbsp Chilli sauce and 2 tbsp Tomato sauce or ketchup. Give a quick mix and combine them well.
Add the reserved marination. Furthermore, add the fried gobi/ cauliflower and give a quick mix.
Lastly, Add 1 tbsp of honey to this mixture and mix well. Once combined well, add 1 tsp of sesame seeds and switch off the flame.
Finally serve and enjoy the Gobi Manchurian! You might also like Gobi Manchurian Kathi Rolls .
Restaurant Style Gobi Manchurian | Cauliflower Manchurian Recipe
Ingredients
To Marinate
- 1 Cauliflower small
- 2 Tsp Soy Sauce
- 1/4 Tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Ground pepper powder
- 3/4 cup Cornflour
- Water
- Oil to deep fry
For the Sauce
- 1 Onion medium chopped
- 4-5 Garlic minced
- 1 " Ginger grated
- 1/2 of Green Bell pepper chopped
- 2-3 Tbsp Chilli Sauce
- 2-3 Tbsp Tomato Sauce or Ketchup
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Firstly, wash the cauliflower and cut them into small sized florets. Bring a wide pan filled with 4-5 cups of water over medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower florets to the hot water and bring it to a rolling boil.
- In a few minutes, the cauliflower is blanched, switch off the flame, and drain the water. Keep the blanched cauliflower florets aside.
- Secondly, in a wide mixing bowl, add 3/4 cup cornflour, 1/4 cup red chili powder, 1/4 tsp ground pepper powder, 2 tsp soy sauce, and add 1/4 cup water (+/-) and mix them well to form a smooth batter.
- Add the blanched cauliflower to the batter. Mix it well and make sure it is coated well. Let this marination rest for 15 minutes. Keep aside.
- Bring a Kadai or a wide-bottomed pan over a medium flame, and add oil.
- Check if the oil is ready for frying. Drop a small piece of the marinated cauliflower, the cauliflower should rise briskly, then the oil is ready to fry.
- Now, add the cauliflower to the oil, do not overcrowd.
- Let it cook on medium flame and flip the other side of the cauliflower.
- Let it cook until crisp and golden brown. Reserve about 1-2 tbsp of the marination for later use.
- Drain the cauliflower in a kitchen towel and keep it aside. Repeat the same for the remaining marinated cauliflower.
- In a wide-bottomed or Kadai, add 2-3 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Add chopped onions, grated ginger, and minced garlic pieces.
- Saute for 3-4 minutes over medium heat, until the onions turn soft and raw smell leaves from the ginger-garlic.
- Once the onions turn soft and translucent, add 1/2 of chopped green bell pepper. Saute the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes.
- To this, add 2-3 tbsp Chilli sauce and 2 tbsp Tomato sauce or ketchup.
- Give a quick mix and combine them well.
- Add the reserved marination. Furthermore, add the fried gobi/ cauliflower and give a quick mix.
- Add 1 tbsp of honey to this mixture and mix well. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper accordingly.
- Once combined well, lastly, add 1 tsp of sesame seeds and switch off the flame.
- Enjoy the Gobi Manchurian!
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