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.
For the batter I added 1/4 cup of water and it became too watery. How much water do we add exactly?
Hi…
Im Tanvi, currently based in Sydney I face the same craving for Indo-Chinese food…
One quick question…how many people does this recipe serve…??
Thanks in advance…!!
P.S. Amazing photography..!!
i think a lot depends on the colour and density of the soya sauce used. mine is a light version. in fact, i was hoping for a darker colour 🙂
Hi..This recipe turned out awesome to taste. except that it didn't 'look' as nice in your pic. once i added the soy sauce, the whole sauce and final dish all looked so dark 🙁 How did u manage to keep this colour looking so good??
Hi, This recipe turned out awesome. except that it didn't look as awesome as it does in your pic.. As soon as i added soy sauce, the whole thing looked so dark! 🙁
Another BIG hit in our house! Thank you so much for making me an indian-chinese cook.
Hello Nags,
Thank you for posting this recipe ,i was craving gobi manchuri today and i tried this recipe and i loved it.keep up the gr8 work
so glad you enjoyed the easy gobi manchurian recipe. i love indo-chinese recipes too and crave for them all the time 🙂
I plan to try this out – I will let you know how it goes –
Hey Nags, Thanks a lot for this recipe…I got into your blog by chance… i had some cauliflower and checked out your recipe list and tried this one…I should say this was a clear winner…Wow…lip smacking…Thanks again