Gobi Manchurian-Dry

This is a recipe that I got from Spice India online.I did not have all the ingredients and was lazy for some extra chopping. So I modified it and here is my version.Do not worry - it sure turned out good which prompted me to publish this post.

Ingredients:

Cauliflower- 1 medium broken into flowerettes

Onion-1 small chopped

Maida/Corn flour - 1/2cup

Ginger-garlic paste-1/2 tsp

Chilli flakes-3/4 tsp

Ginger- 1/2 inch chopped

Garlic-1 clove chopped

Green chilly- 1 medium chopped

Soya sauce- 1 + 1 tsp or as per taste

Tomato Ketchup - 1-1and 1/2 tsp or as per taste

Salt - as per taste

Oil-for frying

Preparation:

Chop the cauliflower into medium flowerettes.Wash and place them in salt water.In a bowl mix maida,salt, chilli flakes(red pepper flakes as they are also known),ginger garlic paste and soya sauce with a little water. Add to this the gobi pieces and mix well such that each gobi is coated with the batter. Heat oil and deep fry each marinated gobi flowerettes till they turn golden brown. Keep them aside in a paper towel.

In a pan/kadai,heat oil,add chopped onion,saute,add chopped ginger garlic,green chilly,saute. As the onions turn brown, add little soya sauce and tomato ketchup/puree/sauce mix well, add the fried gobi pieces and mix till they are coated with ketchup. At this point the mixture dries up or continue till the gravy is absorbed by the gobi pieces. Serve hot as an evening snack.