Gobi Manchurian Gravy
By: Helen
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 1:04pm

Ingredients




For making Gobi:
Cauliflower - 1 cup ( cut into florets)
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
Salt
Oil for frying
For making Manchurian:
Ginger & garlic - 1 tbsp (chopped)
Onion - 1 big (chopped)
Tomato sauce - 3 tbsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tbsp
Chilli sauce - 1/2 tbsp
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp
Coriander leaves/spring onions

Preparation

1 1. Wash the cauliflower & cut the vegetable into small florets. Then soak the florets in the boiling water for 5 mins, then remove it and keep it aside. 2 2. In a big bowl, add all purpose flour + corn flour + ginger garlic paste + red chilli powder + salt + water, mix well and make a thick batter. 3 3. Heat 5/6 tbsp of oil in a heavy bottom frying pan. Take a floret, dip well in the batter & fry it in the oil until the cauliflower floret turns to golden brown. 4 4. Fry rest of the florets in the same way & keep it aside. 5 5. In the same oil which was used for frying the florets, add the chopped ginger & garlic and fry it. 6 6. Then add onion & fry until it becomes transparent. 7 7. When onion becomes transparent add tomato sauce + soya sauce + chilli sauce. If you want more gravy add 1/2 cup of water, mix well & let it boil. Add salt. 8 8. Then add corn flour water & mix well. The Manchurian becomes thick gravy. 9 ***corn flour water - 2 tbsp corn flour + 1/2 cup of water 10 9. Next add the fried cauliflower florets ( Gobi) to the Manchurian and also sprinkle little pepper powder and mix well. 11 10. Gobi manchurian gravy is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves & serve hot with roti/naan/appam.

About

My family is very fond of appam & manchurian gravy esp my l'il one. So whenever we go out for dinner our 1st order would be this combo. Last week I tried this recipe at home & it turned out wonderful just like the one we get in the hotel.