Gobi Manchurian Recipe-How To Make Crispy Gobi Manchurian

I usually make Gobi Manchurian following my baby corn manchurian recipe. This time, for a change I tried crispy gobi manchurian recipe from Bharatz kitchen after getting tempted by the title. He had mentioned as “Crispiest Gobi Manchurian” with a clear video recipe. Usually in manchurian, Gobi turns soggy & soft immediately after mixing with gravy/sauce. But as he mentioned, this one stayed crispy for 30 minutes i.e till my photo session was over. This recipe really works well and tastes similar to the restaurant ones.

Some pre preparation work is needed for this recipe but its all worthy. If you don’t want to make gravy , simply skip the corn flour in sauce part and make it as gobi Manchurian dry version. It tastes even more crispy like street style ones. Soon I will post that recipe too. As Bharat explained, the secret of making crispy Manchurian lies in 2 things. 

One, you have to use small sized florets for deep frying. Do not use bigger size florets. This makes a great difference in the texture. The second thing is, you have to deep fry the florets twice. Anything when deep fried twice gives you the best crispiness. My MIL usually tell this to me and I have experimented the same with my masala vada & urad dal vada too. Deep frying twice helps to maintain the crispiness for long time. The same formula is applied here. But one thing, I should warn you here. Oil absorption will be slightly more than the usual deep frying as we are doing it twice. So use oil absorbent/Tissue paper & keep changing it whenever needed. Also work out more to burn the additional calories ;).

Friends, do try this recipe confidently even if you are a beginner. Try this for your family and kids as an evening snack or as a starter for dinner. I am sure everyone will appreciate you. Lets see how to make gobi manchurian at home easily !

Gobi manchurian recipe

Gobi manchurian - An yummy starter recipe !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Starter

Serves: 2

Prep time: 35 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 50 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Cauliflower florets/Gobi pieces – 25-30 nos ( small sized) Corn flour - 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp Pepper powder - 1 tsp Salt - little Water, turmeric powder & salt - as needed to boil gobi Cooking oil - to deep fry For the batter Maida/All purpose flour - 1/2 cup Corn flour – 1/4 cup Red food color – a pinch ( optional, I dint use) Salt & water -as needed ( I used 1/2 cup water) For the sauce/Gravy Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Finely chopped garlic cloves - 5 nos Ginger - 1/2 inch piece ( finely chopped) Big onion - 1 nos (-do-) Spring onion - 2 sprigs (-do-) Capsicum - 1/4 no (-do-) Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp ( use 1 tsp to make it very spicy) Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Sugar – 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed Sauce mix ( Recipe follows) Sauce mix ingredients Corn flour - 1.5 tsp Water - 1/2 cup Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp Soya sauce - 1 tsp Chilli sauce - 1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE GOBI MANCHURIAN - METHOD

Remove small sized florets from the cauliflower. Suppose, if you have removed them big,just cut them into small sized florets ( not too small). This is very important to get crispy gobi manchurian. Now boil the gobi in water mixed with turmeric powder & salt for 3 minutes. Remove and drain all the water immediately using a colander. Show it under running water to stop the gobi being cooked. It should stay firm. Now add pepper powder, corn flour, G&G paste and little salt to the washed cauliflower florets. Mix it well & refrigerate it for 30 minutes. In the mean time, finely chop all the ingredients needed for sauce & keep the sauce mix ready by mixing corn flour & other mentioned ingredients in water & keep it lumps free. Take a wide bowl and add maida, corn flour, salt and mix well. Add water to make a slightly thin batter like dosa batter. Now remove the florets from fridge & mix it with batter. Make sure all the florets are well coated with the batter. Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated, put the florets one by one and deep fry them in medium flame for 2 minutes till they are 3/4 th cooked. Do not toss for one minute. Then stir well and cook till its 3/4th cooked. Do not wait for the bubbles to cease or the cauliflower turns golden brown because we are going to deep fry again. So remove the florets when they are still white in color. Drain in a tissue. Again heat the oil for some more time but not smoky and add the florets now. Deep fry them till they turn golden brown & crispy. Bubbles will cease now. Now remove & drain in another tissue. You will find the gobi to be super crispy now. Have a bite n see, hehe (if you don't want to deep fry twice, just fry it till it becomes golden brown and crispy & proceed).  In another pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil & saute all the finely chopped veggies. Mix well adding some salt & sugar. Now add the sauce mix, red chilli powder & pepper powder and let it boil till the gravy reduces to half. Lastly add the deep fried gobi pieces, saute quickly and coat it well. Switch off the flame. Garnish with finely chopped spring onions & remove. Serve hot & Enjoy !

Note

Deep frying twice is very important to get crispy manchurian. But it absorb more oil . So use tissue/absorbent paper. If you don’t want to feep fry twice, you can just fry it once but you should do it till gobi turns golden brown & bubbles in the oil ceases. If you want to try this as gobi machurian dry version, omit the sauce mix and add a tbsp of tomato sauce, 1/2 tsp of soya sauce & 1 tsp of red chilli powder after sauteing the onions & capsicum. Mix well & add the gobi pieces, mix well & serve immediately. Do not use corn flour paste here.

Try this yummy gobi manchurian recipe for your family. Have it along with veg fried rice. Tastes yummmm !!

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KFC STYLE VEG STRIPS RECIPE-KIDS SNACKS RECIPES

KFC’s Veg strips with Veg Rice Bowlz & Potato burgers/Krisper is my daughter Raksha’s favourite restaurant food now.Yeah,we have become a regular customer of (Bangalore) Kathriguppe KFC in weekends.Thanks to my friend Megha for telling me about the veggie options in KFC.Earlier we were thinking it is only for non-vegetarians.So we have never gone inside it and i was throwing out all the KFC discount coupons i was getting along with sodexo meal pass.Once Megha told me about Veg Rice Bowlz and Veggie burger varieties of KFC and suggested me try once.We went in the same weekend and now we have become an ardent fans of those dishes.More than me Sendhil & Raksha have become crazy for its taste and they are ready to go there anytime of the day.U won’t believe if i say that we have visited KFC nearly 6-7 times in past two months.And nowadays Raksha started demanding me to try KFC’s recipes at home too.When i was browsing for the same,i got some ideas from facebook’s Chef at large group posted by some members.I collected all those recipes & googled few more too.Inspired by all the pictures and recipes,i tried veg strips for the first time last week and i was  very happy with the results.It was sooo crispy and Raksha loved it a lot with tomato ketchup.I won’t say its the exact replica of KFC’s original recipe(hope u know its a secret recipe) but i am sure it tastes pretty close and your family will enjoy it for sure.
Today being children’s day,i wanted to treat my daughter with her favourite finger food.So I made this again along with one minute brownie & kept it for her surprisingly.After coming from the school,when i gave this snacks to her,she showed a big smile and hugged me tightly.She tasted and said “Wow,mummy its awesome” and she had 5 of them.
The procedure may seem lengthy as i made bread crumbs & chilli flakes at home.If u have store bought bread crumbs & chilli flakes in hand, u can finish the entire process within 30 minutes,Also u can make everything well advanced and just deep fry during serving time.So just try this for your kids birthday party & get together or simply as evening snack.They will enjoy this dish thoroughly.But one thing,serve it hot to enjoy its full flavor,taste & crispness.So don’t forget to serve & eat hot !!
Here is the picture of KFC Veg Rice bowlz with veg strips i tried on last weekend.Here i used coarsely ground corn flakes to give KFC chicken look.But today i used finely powdered corn flakes.So make it as per your wish.It tastes Sooo Good in either ways .Soon i will post Veg rice bowlz with curry recipe.

NOTE: KFC's veg strips tastes less spicy with very mild masala flavour.So i too followed the same here.Please add garam masala powder,aamchur powder or chat masala powder if u want strong masala smell.

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BABY CORN FRY(BABY CORN GOLDEN FRY RECIPE)-BABY CORN 65 RECIPE

I tasted this baby corn fry/baby corn 65 in a banquet. From then, I wanted to try it at home. Its a great starter recipe for lunch as well as dinner. Yesterday Raksha’s friends came home for lunch. So I prepared this fry along with veg fried rice, fruit custard and choco chip cookies.

 All the kids relished this fry with tomato sauce and there was not even a single piece left for us. It was very crispy, mildly spiced and the smell of masala was awesome. Everyone loved it. Do try this for your kids. U can make it as an evening snack too ! But one thing , you should eat it hot to enjoy its crispness and flavour!.

Crispy baby corn golden fry recipe

Crispy baby corn golden fries / baby corn 65 - Easy starter recipe

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Starter

Serves: 4

Prep time: 60 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 70 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To pressure cook Baby corn - 6 nos Salt & water - as needed For the batter All purpose flour - 2 tbsp Corn flour - 2 tbsp Rice flour - 1 tbsp Red chilli powder - 1/2-1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds powder – 1/4 tsp(optional) Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp Kasuri methi - a pinch Fresh Curd – 1 tbsp Salt - as needed To coat Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup

HOW TO MAKE BABY CORN 65 - METHOD

Peel the baby corn and pressure cook it adding required water and salt.cook in high flame for 3-4 whistles. Remove chop into roundels and set aside. In a bowl, take the chopped baby corn and add all the powders given above. Lastly add a tbsp of curd. Mix well. Add little water to coat the baby corn with masala like bajji batter. Make sure the coating is not too thin or thick. Let it marinate for an hour. After one hour, take the baby corn pieces, dip in bread crumbs well and deep fry in hot oil. While deep frying, do in medium flame and make sure you do not flip the baby corn as soon as you put in oil. Let it be in oil for a minute. Then flip the other side and cook for one more minute. After it turns golden brown, remove and drain in a tissue. Serve hot with tomato sauce !

Note

Instead of deep frying, you can shallow fry the pieces in dosa pan drizzling with oil. It will become a yummy low calorie snack. U can use lemon juice instead of curd. Bread crumbs are optional but it gives a crispy outer layer.

Enjoy this crispy baby corn golden fry dipping in tomato sauce. Tastes great !

Do check out my baby corn stir fry recipe with health benefits. 

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