Ingredients:
Cauliflower - 1 cut into bite size florets
Green pepper - 1 cut into big chunks
Green onions - 2 TBSP chopped
For the batter:
Baked Cauliflower |
Corn flour - 2 TBSP
Corn meal - 2 TBSP
Corn starch - 1 TBSP
All Purpose flour - 1 TBSP
salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste
Water - for mixing
(This is purely my own version for the batter)
For the sauce:
Ginger - 1 TBSP grated
Garlic - 2 cloves chopped
Green chillies - 2 chopped
Tomato ketchup - 4 TBSP
Red chilli sauce - 4 TBSP or to taste
White vinegar - 2 tsp
Soy sauce - 4 TBSP or to taste
Corn starch - 2 TBSP
Water - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tsp
Method:
- Wash the cauliflower florets and semi boil them in hot water for 2 minutes. Strain and pat dry. (Alternatively you can cook the cauliflower in the microwave for 2 minutes)
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingrediants from the batter list with enough water to make a thick batter.
- Mix in the cauliflower and coat the batter evenly.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil and spread the coated cauliflower and spary with coooking spray.
- Bake until brown. Make sure to flip the cauliflower half way through.
- While it's baking, prepare the sauce.
- Heat oil in skillet and fry the chopped green chillies, ginger and garlic.
- Add the green pepper and green onion and fry for 30 seconds. Do not over cook the green peppers.
- Now add the ketchup, red chilli sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, corn starch and salt mix well.
- Add 1/2 cup of water. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
- Add the baked cauliflower to the sauce and mix throughly.
- Garnish with chopped green onions.
- Serve immediately.
Adjust the spice level according to your taste.
Baked version of gobi manchurian sounds truly marvellous...Looks fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteLove this anytime..that too baked hmmm....sounds fantastic..
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea! I got 2 try soon!
ReplyDeleteLooks so very good. Who can resist a good cauliflower manchurian. Baked even better. You think the toaster oven will work?
ReplyDeleteLiked your healthy baked version !!bookmarking this!!!
ReplyDelete@indo: toaster oven should work. may take bit longer to bake.
ReplyDeleteLooks nice and very good idea to bake them.
ReplyDeleteNice and spicy dish...is a great fave in our house!
ReplyDeleteLoved the color of the Manchurian and sure to taste good too.
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one of the main reasons that I hesitate making gobi manchurian is the deep frying involved. I can't wait to make this! Yours looks absolutely perfect.
ReplyDeleteAwesome..will try your baked version next time..thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteLoved your baked version of manchurian, looks perfect !
ReplyDeleteOh I am just loving this baked version of my favorite Indo-chinese dish. Its looking so yummy and delicious that looking at it I can't tell its baked at-all. I have bookmarked it now.
ReplyDeletebaking is a nice idea..looks sooo yummy. manchurian is a yummy yummy cauliflower dish.
ReplyDeleteLooks very tempting, my fav dish!
ReplyDeleteMake this tonight... SO good. The Cauliflower with the sauce can easily be used as a meat substitute for a meal as well. It is very hardy. The sauce had a tiny kick but the flavor was outstanding. Will add a little more green chilies next time. We used canned chilies so that may have something to do with it.
ReplyDeleteI give this 5 stars...it is in our book of favorites now!
Thank you for trying!
DeleteHaah - I never thought of making it this way. Love the idea and am gonna try it soon :)
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