Red Gobi Manchurian with Gravy – Cauliflower Manchurian

Red Gobi Manchurian with Gravy – Cauliflower Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian or Cauliflower Manchurian is one the popular items on the Indian Chinese Menu. ‘Manchurian’ refers to the northeastern part of China. Many dishes came from this region to India and were altered to suit the Indian palette. Gobi Manchurian comes in a few different varieties. When you order at Indian restaurants, you need to specify whether or not you’d like ‘Gobi Manchurian – Dry’ or ‘Gobi Manchurian – with Gravy’. ‘Gravy’ is the sauce that coats the cauliflower. This is better with fried rice or a variety of flatbreads. If however, you would just like a starter, ‘Gobi Manchurian – Dry’ would be the preferred choice.  When it comes to those with gravy, depending on the region and restaurant, there are dark brown versions and then there is this Red Gobi Manchurian with Gravy that I am sharing today. I will be posting the brown version soon.

Deep frying the cauliflower is usually the method at restaurants. For healthier versions, you can pan-fry or air-fry your cauliflower. The air fryer method works beautifully to give a crisp texture without the oil. Restaurant versions are also often really spicy. Small hot green chilies are used. I prefer using the larger milder chillies. You can adjust this to suit your needs.

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Red Gobi Manchurian with Gravy – Cauliflower Manchurian

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Ingredients:

• 1 head of cauliflower (about 500 gms /1lb)
• 3 Tbsp white bulb portion of spring onion (reserve greens for garnish)
• 2 Tbsp garlic, crushed/pounded
• 1 Tbsp ginger, crushed /pounded
• 1 long red chili (mild)
• 1 long green chili (mild)
• 1/4 cup tomato puree or passata
• ½ tsp tomato paste
• 2  Tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 Tbsp light soy sauce ( to taste)
• 1 ½ tsp vinegar
• ¼ tsp white pepper powder
• ½ tsp dried coriander (use 1 Tbsp very finely chopped fresh coriander if you don’t have the dried herb)
• 2 cups water
• ½ tsp cornflour mixed in 1 Tbsp water
• pinch or two of sugar
• Freshly chopped spring onion greens and cilantro/coriander for garnish
• Oil as required

To marinate the cauliflower:

• 2 tsp garlic, crushed to a paste
• 1 tsp ginger, crushed to a paste
• 4 Tbsp light soy sauce.
• ½ tsp black pepper powder

For the batter:

•  1 red onion, diced finely
• ¾ cup plain flour
• ¹/3 cup cornflour/ cornstarch
• ½ – 1 tsp red chilli powder (Kashmir chilli powder)
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¹/8 tsp baking powder

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Key Ingredients:Cauliflower, Flour, Cornflour, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chilli, Red Chilli, Pepper, Red Chilli Powder, Salt, Tomato puree, Tomato paste, Tomato ketchup, Soya sauce, Vinegar, Spring Onion, Cilantro.

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