Gobi Manchurian

Name: Gobi Manchurian
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower, cut in florets; 100g plain flour; 50g cornflour; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 4 spring onions, sliced; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp chilli sauce; 1 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp sugar; oil for deep frying about 1L; 1 handful fresh coriander

Indo-Chinese crispy cauliflower in a tangy, spicy sauce — the most popular fusion dish in India. Frying the battered cauliflower until properly crisp and golden before it ever meets the sauce lets it stay crunchy instead of turning soft and soggy.

Total time

40 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

vegetarian

Ingredients

1large cauliflower, cut in florets

100gplain flour

50gcornflour

1 tspchilli powder

1 tspgaram masala

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

4spring onions, sliced

3 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspchilli sauce

1 tbsptomato ketchup

1 tspsugar

oil for deep fryingabout 1L

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Make batter with flour, cornflour, chilli powder, garam masala and water.

Coat cauliflower in batter and deep fry at 180C until crispy and golden.

Drain on paper towel.

Fry garlic and ginger in 2 tbsp oil until fragrant.

Add soy sauce, chilli sauce, ketchup and sugar.

Add 3 tbsp water to thin sauce slightly.

Toss fried cauliflower in sauce until coated.

Scatter with spring onions and coriander, serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

167

Protein

4.4g

Fat

0.6g

Carbs

35.8g

Fiber

Sodium

619mg

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