Gobi Manchurian Gravy

Gobi Manchurian is an Indian Chinese fried cauliflower food item popular in India.Gobi (Cauliflower) Manchurian is the result of the adaptation of Chinese cooking and seasoning techniques to suit Indian tastes. It is believed to have been originally developed by a small Chinese community.In its two-stage preparation, the first stage requires preparing a spiced corn flour batter, dipping cauliflower florets in it and deep frying them. In the second stage, the deep fried florets are sautéd with chopped onion, capsicum and garlic in soya sauce and chilli sauce.

TIMINGS AND SERVINGS:_

• Preparation Time:10 minutes
• Cooking Time:50 minutes
• Total Time:1 hour
• Servings:4 servings.

INGREDIENTS:-

FOR GOBI MANCHURIAN FLORETS:-

• 2 tsps maida(All Purpose Flour)
• 4 tsps cornflour
• 1 big sized cauliflower
• Salt(measurement of your choice)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• Cooking oil (measurement of your choice)

FOR GRAVY:-

• 3/4 tsp finely chopped ginger
• 3/4 tsp finely chopped garlic
• 3 green chillies(cut vertically)
• 6 tsp finely chopped spring onions
• 1 tsp cooking oil
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 1/4 tsp chilli sauce
• 1&1/2 tsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tsp corn flour
• 1/4 tsp pepper powder
• 2 cups hot water

STEPS AND DIRECTIONS INVOLVED IN MAKING GOBI MANCHURIAN FLORETS:-

Break the cauliflower into big florets and clean them by immersing them in the water for about 5-10 minutes.Then boil the florets in plenty of water for about 15 minutes.Then drain the water and pat dry them on the kitchen towel.

Take all purpose flour,corn flour and ginger-garlic paste in a bowl.Add sufficient quantity of salt as of your choice.Then add 1/2 cup of water.Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and make a batter (the batter should neither be thick nor be too liquid/fluidy/watery.Add cauliflower florets in the batter and mix well and thoroughly until all the cauliflower/gobi florets are deeply coated with the water.

Pour the sufficient amount of oil in a kadai/pan as of your wish and as of your use.Heat the oil very hot.Keep the burner in the medium flame.When the oil is hot enough to deep fry carefully slide/drop/flip the batter coated cauliflower/gobi florets and deep fry over them until the turn golden brown.

Drain and transfer the deep fied golen brown florets to a tissue paper/a plate.

STEPS AND DIRECTIONS INVOLVED IN MAKING GOBI MANCHURIAN GRAVY:-

1.Dissolve 2 table spoons corn flour in 1/2 cup of water 

2.Heat 1 table spoon oil in a pan then add chopped ginger,garlic,green chilli and spring onion to the kadaai. Saute them on the medium flame for 2 minutes.

3.Add salt,pepper powder,chilli sauce,tomato ketchup and soya sauce and then stir well for 2 minutes.

4.Add 2 cups of hot water and bring the mixture to boil over a medium-flame.Boil them for 2 minutes.Then add the dissolved corn flour while stirring constantly to avoid forming lumps.The addition of dissolved corn flour to the gravy also helps in the thickening of gravy and it even softens the taste of the gravy.

5.Then add the deep fried golden brown cauliflower/gobi florets and cook for about 5 minutes over a medium flame.

6.Gobi Manchurian with spicy gravy is ready.

7.Then transfer the gravy to another bowl.

8.Garnish the gravy with chopped spring onion,curry leaves and cilantro.

9.The Gobi Manchurian Gravy is now ready.

10.Serve the hot gobi manchurian gravy with roti,paratha,phulka,naan,fried rice,vegetable rice,biriyani and noodles.and keep it aside.