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Gobi manchurian, recipe in steps

Gobi manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese dish. Fritters are made using cauliflower and tossed in  mixture of different sauces. It makes a perfect appetizer.
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Chinese, Indo-Chinese
Keyword appetisers, evening snacks, gobi manchurian, indo-chinese, kids favourite, recipes with cauliflower
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 people
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kilogram cauliflower broken into florets
  • 1 onion
  • 1 capsicum
  • 1 tablespoon soya sauce
  • 2 teaspoon red chilly sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder

For the paste

  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 2 inch ginger
  • 1 green chilly

For the batter

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup corn flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon chilly powder
  • salt to taste
  • water as needs

Other ingredients

  • oil for frying
  • 2 teaspoon oil for seasoning

Instructions

  • Break the florets into small pieces. The size of the floret determines a slightly bigger size of manchurian.
  • Put them in hot water for five minutes. Then, put it in a colander.Let dry.
  • Make a batter with ingredients mentioned under "For the batter". The consistency of the batter should neither be too thick or thin.
  • Deep fry the fritters, by putting a few at a time. 
  • Make paste of the ingredients mentioned under 'For the paste".
  • Take oil in another pan. Add the paste and saute for sometime. Then, add the onions and shallow fry for two minutes.
  • Now, add the capsicum and let cook for two minutes. Put salt in it.
  • Add soya sauce, red chilly sauce, apple cider vinegar. Mix a little water in red chilly powder and put it.
  • Let cook for some time. Allow to cool.
  • Put the fried fritters in it. Add pepper powder and mix it.
  • Gobi manchurian is ready to serve. You can garnish it with spring onions.