Gobi Manchurian

When we go to hotels, when its raining, or when all friends meet up in some restaurant, or be a party... One item that everybody loves to have is Gobi! Yes Gobi Manchuri! :) Its also most of ours evening snacks where we always loved to have it from street sides ;) One day i got craving for it sooo much that i thought why not give it a try! At first I thought its very difficult and was very doubtful about the taste. But when me and ma hubby started on it! We finished almost half gobi that I used to prepare it! Yup now even you can prepare it @ home!!! :)

Ingredients:

Cauliflower - 15 florets of lower size, kept in hot water for 15 mins and drained

Corn flour - 3 tsp

Maida - 5 tsp

Water - 1/4 cup

Black Pepper - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

For Sauce:

Oil - 2 tblspn

Corn flour - 1tsp

Spring onion - 1/2 cup chopped

Garlic - 1 tblspn finely chopped

Ginger - 2 tsp finely chopped

Green Chilli - 2 slit lenghtwise

Onion - 1.2 cup very finely chopped

Water - 1 cup

Soya sauce - 1 tblspn

Tomato Ketchup - 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Method:

Gobi:

1. Heat oil for deep frying in a vessel

2. Dissolve corn flour, maida, pepper and salt in water. In this step should use water required only to dissolve and prepare batter like dosa batter. Batter should be bit thick so that it coats the gobi well.

3. Add cauliflowers and mix well so that the batter coats the cauliflower well

4. Add 5 or 6 at a time into hot oil and fry till golden brown

5. remove and drain and keep aside

Sauce:

1. Mix 1tsp corn flour with 1/4 cup of water

2. Add soya sauce, ketchup and salt

3. Heat oil in a pan on high heat and add garlic, ginger, chillies, onions, sring onions and saute for few seconds

4. Add cornflour mix to above and cook for few mins until thick and corn flour is cooked

5. Toss cauliflower so that sauce coats it well

6. Switch off flame

Garnish with onions and extra green chillies if you want and serve hot!!!