Indian-Chinese Fusion Cuisine
Continuing with my takeaway-style Chinese dishes that you can replicate at home, here is a vegan cauliflower Manchurian recipe. In India, we classify gobi Manchurian as part of Indian-Chinese cuisine. The vast number of Chinese migrants in Kolkatta, West Bengal, created the fusion cuisine, now popularly known as Indo-Chinese. Over the years, dishes like cauliflower Manchurian are the heart of Indian street food fare. Light on the wallet, and big on flavours, Indian-Chinese fusion cuisine is widely popular across the Indian sub-continent.
The Cauliflower Manchurian
‘Gobi’ is the Hindi term for cauliflower. And Manchurian is a thick and luscious fusion sauce. Hence, the name ‘Gobi Manchurian’ literally translates into cauliflower tossed in a Manchurian sauce. To make gobi Manchurian, the cauliflower is robbed of its monotony and clothed with a thick batter and fried till crisp. The fried cauliflower florets coated in a delicious, vegetarian Manchurian sauce are indeed a vegetarian delight. You can make gobi Manchurian as an appetizer/finger food for the parties, or with a little extra gravy, you can serve it with fried rice as a main course.
Ingredients Required
For The Crispy Cauliflower Florets
Cauliflower florets (fresh or frozen) All-purpose flour (maida) Corn flour (corn starch) Ginger-Garlic Paste Salt, Black Pepper Powder, Water Cooking Oil for frying
For Manchurian Sauce
Cooking Oil Garlic, Ginger, Red Onion Green Capsicum or Bell Peppers Soy Sauce, Red Chilli Sauce, Tomato Ketchup Water Corn Starch
Watch Gobi Manchurian Video
Serving Suggestion
You can serve gobi Manchurian as a snack for the parties. Or make it extra saucy by serving it with main-course dishes like chilli garlic noodles, pineapple fried rice, mushroom fried rice, or plain cooked rice. Either way, it tastes delicious!
More Indo-Chinese Recipes
Chilli Paneer Veg Spring Roll Crispy Babycorn Chilli Mushroom Soya Manchurian Veg Manchurian Gravy Vegetable Hot Garlic Sauce Chinese Bhel (Crispy Noodle Salad)
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