Here comes everyones’ favorite… the lip smacking gobi manchurian!! :) In the recent past, this particular dish has made it to on the menu of every restaurant and street food. Its a very delicious appetizer to be enjoyed when hot!

I saw this recipe on ShowMe TheCurry.com and the way it was presented, I could not resist preparing it at home. A couple of ingredients like vinegar and spring onion were missing at home. I replaced vinegar with a dash of lime juice and added a few sprigs of cilantro for flavor and modified the batter for cauliflower.  The end result was awesome! The dish took an hour to prepare and few mins to finish. T loved it too! :)

Ingredients:
For the sauce:
1 tbsp Oil
2 small onions finely chopped
2 tsp garlic finely chopped
3-4 green chilies or to taste
2-3 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp red chilli sauce
1-2 tsp vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ cup water
1 tsp corn starch
1-2 tbsp green onion or spring onion finely chopped

For the cauliflower florets:
½ cauliflower cut into bite size florets
5 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)
3 tbsp corn starch
Salt to taste
¼ tsp pepper or to taste
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Water
Oil for deep frying

Method:

The sauce is prepared first and then the cauliflower to ensure crispness.

For the sauce, heat oil in a pan. Add the onion, green chilies and garlic. Fry the onions till they turn golden brown. At this point add the tomato ketchup and the red chili sauce. Saute for about 5-6 mins on medium flame. Add soya sauce, salt and vinegar ( I added lime juice in the end instead of vinegar). Mix well. Mix the corn starch in half a cup of water. Stir well and it to the onions. Bring to a boil and stir till the mixture thickens. Turn off the flame and keep aside.

 Now for the cauliflower florets, we need to prepare a batter. Mix the maida, corn starch, salt, pepper, red chili powder, ginger garlic paste with water to make a batter. The consistency should be such to coat the cauliflower evenly.

 Heat oil for deep frying. Dip the florets in the batter and add it to the oil. Fry on medium flame till the cauliflower turns golden brown.

Once all the florets are ready, reheat the sauce. As the sauce heats up, add the fried florets and mix well. Make sure the sauce coats all the florets evenly.

Garnish with green onions and serve HOT!!

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