Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Cauliflower Manchurian (Gobhi Manchurian) Recipe
Ingredients For Marinade:
1 head of Cauliflower (Gobhi) (broken into florets)
A pinch of Ajinomoto Salt
Cooking Oil (for deep frying)
Ingredients For Sauce:
2 tbsp. Spring Onions (finely chopped)
1 tbsp. Garlic (Lehsan) (finely chopped)
1 tbsp. Ginger Root (Adrak) (finely chopped)
1 tbsp. Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) (finely chopped)
¼ tsp. White Pepper
1 tbsp. Corn Flour (mixed with ¼ cup of water)
¼ tsp. Sugar
A pinch of Ajinomoto Salt
Salt (to taste)
2 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 cup Vegetable Stock
2 tbsp. Cooking Oil
Ingredients For Batter:
½ cup Refined Flour
¼ cup Corn Flour
¼ tsp. Chilli Powder
Salt (to taste)
Water (as needed)
Directions:
Wash the cauliflower florets, sprinkle a little salt and ajinomoto and set aside for 5 minutes.
Combine together the: refined flour, corn flour, chilli powder, salt and water as needed. Beat well and prepare a thick coating batter out of it.
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Dip the cauliflorets one by one in the batter and deep fry. Drain when golden brown. Set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Add the spring onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Fry for ½ minute. Add the stock, pepper, soy sauce, sugar, ajinomoto and salt. Simmer uncovered for 1 minute.
Add the cornflour mixed with water and stir continuously, so that the sauce becomes thick. Add the fried cauliflowerets just before serving. Garnish with spring onion tops.
Serving Suggestions: Serve hot with Chinese Rice Degree of Difficulty: Medium Recipe Category: Main Course Vegetarian Recipe Ethnic Group: Chinese
