Gobi Manchurian | Gobi Manchurian Recipe
Gobi Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese dish made with cauliflower | gobi. Cauliflower is coated in batter and fried till crispy. Crispy cauliflower is then tossed in a spicy, sweet and tangy sauce.This delicious and crispy gobi manchurian goes perfect with fried rice or noodles. In this blog post, I have shared recipe for both gobi manchurian dry and gravy with detailed steps, Tips included for baking & air frying gobi manchurian. Learn how to make perfect Restaurant Style Gobi Manchurian with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Mixing Bowl
Cooking pot
Ingredients
For Cooking Cauliflower
- 1 medium Cauliflower cut into bite size florets
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 6 cups Water as needed for cooking cauliflower
For Batter
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste
- water as needed
For Manchurian Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- 1 large Onion chopped finely
- 1 no Capsicum chopped finely
- 4 tablespoon Celery chopped finely
- 2 no Green Chillies chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoon Vinegar
- ¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
- 2 no Spring Onions finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Water for slurry
For Making Gobi Manchurian Gravy
- 1½ cup Water or Vegetable Stock to form gravy
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Water
Instructions
GOBI MANCHURIAN DRY
- Start by cooking cauliflower. Bring lots of water to a good boil, add in salt and turmeric powder. Add in cauliflower and cook for 3 to 4 mins till the cauliflower is done. strain in a colander and set aside.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Mix all the ingredients for batter. The batter shouldn't be too thick or too thin. Dip cauliflower in batter and fry till golden. strain and set aside.
- Now let's make the sauce. Heat oil in a pan, add in onion, celery, green chillies, capsicum along with some salt and sugar. Keep cooking till it gets golden brown. Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mins or so. Add in the remaining ingredients and cook till oil separates. Manchurian sauce is ready.
- Now to make dry manchurian. Add the fried gobi in the sauce and mix well. Add in 1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with some water and toss to combine on high heat to coat the fried gobi. Garnish with spring onion and mix well. Serve hot.
For Making Gobi Manchurian Gravy
- Once manchurian sauce is ready. Pour in 1.5 cup stock or water and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Now add in either cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with water) or 1 tablespoon of the prepared batter which we used for making fried cauliflower and mix well. Cook till it is thickened slightly. Add in spring onion and mix well. Serve hot.
Video
Notes
- You can skip using celery if you don't have it. But it adds a wonderful flavour.
- Taste and adjust the sauces as per your liking.
- You can make the sauce in advance, fry the cauliflower just before serving and combine to retain maximum crispyness.
- You can use red bell pepper instead of green pepper.
Top Tip for Crispy Cauliflower (Double Frying)
You can double fry the cauliflower for super crispy texture. Fry the cauliflower for few minutes during the first frying. Strain the fried cauliflower using a slotted spoon and set aside in a paper towel lined plate. Let it rest for few minutes. At the time of serving, increase the oil temperature and fry the cauliflower again till crispy. Then toss the fried cauliflower in the manchurian sauce.How to Bake Cauliflower for Manchurian
Blanch cauliflower as mentioned, drizzle some oil over the cauliflower, season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle some cornstarch over the cauliflower and toss to combine. Now place this in a baking tray or air fryer basket. Place it in a 200 degree C preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.For Air Frying
If you are using air fryer bake them at 180 degree C for 15 minutes while flipping in between.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Gobi Manchurian | Gobi Manchurian Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
268
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Sodium
2802
mg
122
%
Potassium
609
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
37
g
12
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
423
IU
8
%
Vitamin C
73
mg
88
%
Calcium
66
mg
7
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.