Making Gobi Manchurian at home is easy if you have some patience and some good soya and chilli sauce in hand. Learn how to make my version of Gobi Machurian at home following this easy and tasty recipe.
You are away from home for an extended period of time. You have tasted most of what the local cuisine has to offer you. Your mind wanders back to the dosa and sambar, chaat, dal chaawal, rasmalai, aloo paratha.. all those things you took so much for granted back home.
Me? I crave Gobi Manchurian. One evening, I drove TH nuts saying I want gobi manchurian and I want it now. Its easy to find Indian food in Singapore, especially North Indian, but Indo-Chinese, not so much unless you are ready to go the extra mile to Little India, literally.
That evening we went, and I was happy only after I polished off an entire plate of gobi manchurian all by myself. The next day, I made it at home. Yes, the very next day, why do you ask?
I really wish I had step by step pictures for making Gobi Manchurian, especially to show the batter consistency, but I have measured out the ingredients quite accurately so this should come out well for you.
Ingredients:2 cups cauliflower, cut into floretsOil to deep fryFor the batter:5 tbsp maida / plain flour3 tbsp cornflour1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional, depending on heat level preferred)1/4 tsp pepper powder1 garlic clove, mincedA pinch of saltAbout 1/4 cup waterFor the sauce:1 small onion, chopped fine1/4 cup capsicum, chopped fine4 cloves garlic, minced2 green chillies, slit midways (use to taste)2 tbsp tomato ketchup1 tsp green chilli sauce2 tsp soy sauce2 tsp vinegar2 tsp cornflour mixed with 4 tbsp waterSalt, check before addingHow to Make Gobi Manchurian1. Let’s start with the sauce. Heat oil and fry the onions, capsicum, green chillies, if using, and garlic until the onions turn golden brown.2. Add the ketchup and the green chilli sauce to the onions and mix well. Fry for 30 seconds.3. Turn the heat to high and add the soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well for 5 seconds and lower heat back down. Fry for 30 more seconds.4. Now add the cornflour-water mixture and mix until the sauce thickens. Check salt and add more only if necessary, since the soy sauce and chilly sauce may have salt. Set sauce aside.5. Mix ingredients for the batter until you get a slightly loose batter of pouring consistency. Heat oil until its just short of smoking hot, coat each cauliflower with the batter and drop it into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and drain on kitchen towels. Repeat.6. Once all the cauliflower florets have been fried, add to the sauce and mix well. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves or green onions.
Note: this recipe is for the dry version of gobi manchurian that’s usually served as an appetizer. You can stick toothpicks into the florets and serve as an appetizer or add more water-cornflour mixture and make the sauce looser to serve with fried rice.
hello jaysri, yes you can use corn starch, in fact its one and the same 🙂
Hi Nags,
Am planning to make this gobi manchurian tomorrow.
I have a doubt. Can I use corn starch in place of corn flour? By corn flour, do you mean the pure white one or little yellow one…?
Hey,
I really liked the manchurian recipe & your blog too. I have visited your blog for the first time.
Its really cool & the way you have presented it, it really nice.
I have recipe blog too.
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heyy!!..i made this recipe last week and needless to say, it turned out very very well, better than i would have imagined..it was soo good that my hubby's been asking me ever since when i would make it again.. he prefers it over chicken wings and THAT is the biggest compliment i (rather you.. ;-)) got.. 🙂 so i am making it again tonight..and just saved the recipe, just in case the page's not available for any reason.. 🙂 Thanks again!!
Thank you so much Anon. I am so glad the gobi manchurian recipe was useful!
Thanks Meena! So glad you liked the gobi manchurian recipe. I have cravings for manchurian a lot too 🙂
Hi Naagu,
I tried your recipe this evening & it was such a hit. I crave for manchurian type of food during those off days and when I don't have the energy to go out to restaurant, I do feel like preparing the same. till now, whatever I tried turned out to be something like manchurian but following your recipe I got the perfect taste and yes, yes, yes, this is the taste I was craving for and am so happy to have found this recipe. After having a full plate of it, I just came to give my fb and take a print of the recipe.
thank you so much. I found my favorite recipe finally. the batter came out perfect and so the whole recipe. thank you again.
Meena
We love it..really yummy
using a paniyaram chatti here is a good idea but i didn't 🙂
Wow ma fav dish dear…looks perfect and tempting.