Gobi Manchurian is a saucy, delicious appetizer made by frying gobi and tossing it with hot & sweet manchurian sauce. Gobi Manchurian is simple to make at home and tastes heavenly that the family comes for more. Gobi Manchurian recipe explained with step by step pictures and video.
Gobi Manchurian Recipe presented here is a perfect restaurant style recipe with easily available ingredients.Enjoy Gobi Manchurian on special occasions like Birthdays, Anniversary, parties and get together.
About Gobi Manchurian Recipe
Gobi Manchurian is a popular fast food and a side dish that is relished by all for its taste. Gobi is Cauliflower in English, Manchurian is an Indo Chinese cuisine saucy preparation of a dish. Manchurian get well with gobi, chicken, mixed vegetables, baby corn, paneer, mushroom and lot more. Of them Gobi Manchurian is made commonly because of the availability of gobiin lots, taste, affordability and easiness to make.
Gobi Manchurian – Restaurant Style
I always love recreating restaurant style dishes for multiple reasons. Firstly, we can enjoy restaurant like food at home whenever we wish without burning our pockets often. Secondly it is lockdown on and off, when it is safe with homemade food. Thirdly for hygienic reasons – be it cleaning the ingredients or the place our food is cooked, it is more hygienic homemade.
Above all, I love to recreate dishes which hones my culinary skills and fills my heart with a sense of achievement. I have a separate category for restaurant style dishes that approves my love for recreating the style.
Gobi Manchurian – Saucy or Dry or Gravy?
Gobi Manchurian at hotels is often confused as to whether it is saucy or dry or gravy. When we expect the Manchurian to be saucy, we will end up getting gravyish and sometimes dry. Although all of them are variations of Manchurian, it is better to clarify upfront while placing the order.
Likewise, I have made 2 versions of Gobi Manchurian – Saucy and Dry.
Saucy version is how the Manchurian has to be. However some of us like the flavours but not too saucy to taste, hence the Dry version. Enjoy cooking both the versions at home and follow the one for repeat which you prefer the most!
The gravy version is more saucy and I do not prefer that. Incase if you like add more sauces and cornflour slurry to make the gravy more then add fried gobi for making gobi manchurian gravy.
Ingredients
- Cauliflower (gobi): A medium sized flower will be good for 2 people. At India, cauliflower is available in lots during Nov – Feb when you can try various cauliflower dishes every other day. Choose cauliflower which is dense, whitish (than ivorish) and weighing heavy for its size. It is very important that we blanch cauliflower before cooking. Blanching Cauliflower:To warm water add rock salt and add cauliflower florets to it. Set aside for 10 mins and remove the cauliflower.This is to ensure there are no worms.Rinse it well,drain and cauliflower is ready for cooking.
- Sauces: I have added Chilli Sauce, Soya Sauce and Tomato Sauce for making the manchurian sauce. You can add vinegar, hot sauce, garlic sauce and skip any of the sauce based on your preferences.
- Spring Onion, Garlic: Spring Onion adds to the taste & flavour of the Manchurian. Do not skip it if you like Manchurian in restaurant style. Garlic makes the Manchurian hot & flavourful.
- Maida (All Purpose Flour), Corn Flour: Corn flour is needed to coat the gobi& fry and to make slurry which helps to keep the Manchurian saucy & thick. Maida is needed for preparing batter which yieldsgobi crispy.In case you do not have corn flour, you can use rice flour or besan flour.
- Oil : Use refined oil available at stores. For a healthier option, you can use ground sesame / groundnut oil. Olive oil and coconut oil also can be used according to user preferences.
More manchurian recipes
- Small potato manchurian
- Mushroom manchurian
- Veg balls manchurian
- Soya chunks manchurian
- Baby corn manchurian
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Gobi Manchurian Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized cauliflower cut into small florets
- 1 tablespoon spring onion green part
- oil to deep fry
For the batter:
- 3 tablespoon maida
- 3 tablespoon cornflour
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
- water as needed
- salt to taste
For the manchurian sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon spring onion white part
- 1 teaspoon spring onion green part
- 1 teaspoon chilli sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon soya sauce
- 2 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- salt to taste
For cornflour slurry:
- 1 teaspoon corn flour
- 2 tablespoon water
Instructions
- To warm water add rock salt. Add cleaned cauliflower florets to it.
- Set aside for 10 mins and remove the cauliflower. This is to ensure there are no worms. Rinse it well, drain and set aside.
- To a mixing bowl add the ingredients listed under 'For the batter' mix well.
- Then add water little by little to make a slightly runny batter. The batter should be slightly runny.
- Add cleaned cauliflower florets and mix it well until it has a thin coating.
- Deep fry in medium flame until golden and crisp.
- Drain and set aside. Repeat to finish.
- Heat oil in a pan – add garlic,spring onion white part, saute until golden then add 1 teaspoon spring onion green part, give a quick saute.
- Add all the sauces along with salt,sugar and pepper powder mix well.
- Add 1/4 cup water mix it well. Let the sauce boil for a minute.
- Now mix cornflour with water to make a slurry, add it to the sauce.
- Cook until slightly saucy and thick. Now add fried gobi. Toss well.
- Add 1 tablespoon spring onion mix well and switch off.
- Serve Gobi Manchurian hot!
Video
Notes
- Deep fry in medium flame to get crisp gobi.If the flame is low while deep frying, the gobis will drink more oil.
- While deep frying gobis tend to stick to each other, be gentle and careful while breaking it.Else you can break it after frying also.
- For the restaurant flavour its a must to add the sauces.
- Onion and capsicum are not usually added in authentic restaurant style gobi manchurian but if you like you can add it.
How to make Gobi Manchurian
1.To warm water add rock salt.
2.Add cleaned cauliflower florets to it.Set aside for 10 mins and remove the cauliflower.This is to ensure there are no worms.
3.Rinse it well,drain and set aside.
4.To a mixing bowl add the ingredients listed under ‘For the batter’ mix well.
5.Then add water little by little to make a slightly runny batter.
6.The batter should be slightly runny.
7.Add cleaned cauliflower florets and mix it well until it has a thin coating.
8.Deep fry in medium flame until golden and crisp.
9.Drain and set aside. Repeat to finish.
10.Heat oil in a pan – add garlic,spring onion white part, saute until golden then add 1 teaspoon spring onion green part, give a quick saute.
11.Add all the sauces along with salt,sugar and pepper powder mix well.
12.Add 1/4 cup water mix it well.
13.Let the sauce boil for a minute.
14.Now mix cornflour with water to make a slurry, add it to the sauce.
15.Cook until slightly saucy and thick.Now add fried gobi.
16.Toss well.
17.Add 1 tablespoon spring onion mix well and switch off.
Serve hot!
Expert Tips
- Deep fry in medium flame to get crisp gobi.If the flame is low while deep frying, the gobis will drink more oil.
- You can air fry / bake thegobis as well instead of frying
- While deep frying gobis tend to stick to each other, be gentle and careful while separating it.Else you can break it after frying also.
- For the restaurant flavour it is a must to add the sauces.
- Onion and capsicum are not usually added in authentic restaurant style gobimanchurian but if you like you can add it.
- If there is any leftover batter, you can coat with available vegetables and fry them
- You can save sometime by preparing sauce whenever you have time and use it later (next day).
Variations
- You can replace maida with wheat flour too.
- You can tawa roast the gobi instead of deep frying too but make sure its crisp, use iron flat tawa for best results.
- You can replace red chilli sauce with green chilli sauce too.
- You can add onion,capsicum if you like.
Serving & Storage Suggestions
Gobi Manchurian has to be enjoyed as is – it tastes divinely and mouth-watering. Gobi Manchurian can also be enjoyed with fried rice, jeera rice, pulao and flatbread like roti, naan and parotta. Make Gobi Manchurian to make occasions special like Birthdays, Anniversary, parties and get together. Gobi Manchurian is best when hot, however you can store up to a day and heat it while serving.
FAQs
1.What is Gobi Manchurian?
Gobi Manchurian is a saucy, delicious appetizer made by frying gobi and tossing it with hot & sweet manchurian sauce.
2.How to make Gobi Manchurian?
- .Blanch cauliflower
- Prepare maida, cornflour batter and toss the cauliflower with batter.
- Deep fry the cauliflower.
- Prepare the manchurian sauce by mixing all sauces, spices and spring onion.
- Toss the fried cauliflower in the manchurian sauce and enjoy hot!
3.What are the substitutes for soy sauce?
You can use vinegar, aminos as substitute to soya.
4.Is there any alternative for corn flour?
You can use rice flour, besan flour as well if you do not have corn flour
5.Can I substitute maida / all purpose flour with whole wheat flour?
Yes it is a healthier option and matches closely in taste as well.
Gobi Manchurian Dry
Gobi Manchurian Dry is my fav starter…Gobi Manchurian is a very popular Indo-Chinese starter.I am not a big fan of manchurian dishes but prefer the dry crisp version than the saucy versions
I have already posted a saucy version of Gobi Manchurian so this time its the crisp dry version of Gobi manchurian.I have tasted this crisp version of Gobi manchurian in few restaurants and loved it so thought to recreate the same at home.Hubby loves manchurian dishes so much, he loves it as a starter or as a side dish for fried rice.
Ingredients
Gobi(Cauliflower) florets – 1 cup(around 20 florets)
Oil – to deep fry
Water – to parboil gobi
For the batter
Cornflour – 2 tablespoon
Maida – 1 tablespoon
Cooking soda – a tiny pinch(optional)
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1/2 teaspoon
Pepper powder – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 3/4 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Water – as required to make the batter
For the manchurian
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Capsicum – 1/4 cup cubed
Garlic – 1 tablespoon chopped finely
Big Onion – 3 tablespoon finely chopped
Soya sauce – 1/4 teaspoon
Red Chilli Sauce – 1/2 teaspoon(optional)
Tomato Sauce – 1 teaspoon
Pepper powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Spring onions(white part)- 1 tablespoon white part
Spring onions(green part) – 2 tablespoon green part
Method
- Cut cauliflower into small florets and set aside.Boil water with salt, add the florets and cook for a min or 2 then switch off.This step is purely optional.
- Drain and set aside.In a mixing bowl – add cornflour,maida,red chilli powder,pepper powder,ginger garlic paste and salt.Add little water.
- Make a smooth paste, it should to thick enough to coat the veggie at the same time should be flowing too.Now dip the Gobi florets in the batter and deep fry them.Do not overcrowd, turn over and fry evenly.I did in batches,
- Drain in tissue and set aside.Heat oil in a pan – add garlic and spring onion white part, fry for a minute then add onion capsicum, fry till slightly golden.
- Then add the sauces along with freshly ground pepper powder.Add required salt.Finally add the fried Gobi pieces.
- Give a toss.Finally add spring onion green part and give a quick mix.
Serve hot with any fried rice of your choice or just as a starter.Serve immediately before it becomes soggy.
My Notes
- I usually parboil Gobi s and then tawa toast it.But if you are deep frying no need to parboil, I do it to get rid of worms if any.Do not overcook, it should only be slightly soft.
- Don’t skip spring onions as it gives a nice flavour.
- Adding onions and capsicum is optional, you can skip that too.
- Using freshly ground pepper gives nice flavour to manchurian dishes.
- Always serve hot as it may turn soggy when resting time is given.
- Make sure not to saute the veggies for a long time as the veggies need to be crunchy.
- Dont add more soya sauce than the mentioned amount else it will change the taste and make the manchurian more darker in color.
- I did not use any red color, if you prefer add it to the batter.
Mahimaa's kitchen
why did you remind me of this wonderful dish! it’s my fav… and i want to have it right now. looks soooo good.
Priya Sriram
This version of gobi is really simple and looks completely delicious! Good one Sharmilee.. 🙂
Cham
U make me drool over ur manch!
Ramya Vijaykumar
Simple one… Glossy Glossy Manchurians look yum… Slurp!!!
Ramya Bala
MY fav too 😉 only difference is tat I add ketchup too 🙂
sharada
The manchurian looks good & simple to prepare also.
Chitra
Me too tried GM in a similar way, but didnt add the color.Looks colorful and yummy!!first time here, lovely space u have.DO visit mine at ur free time:)
Trupti
Sharmilee Gobi manchurian looks delicious.. one of my fav chinese dish thanks for sharing this recipe
Madhumathi
All time fav dish!Looks very yummy!
Prathibha
Even my favourite indo-chinese food…n yours look yummy…
Pavithra
My favourite dish…..Mouthwatering
n33ma
Absolutely divine!
Laavanya
I can never get enough of this.. looks so tempting.
Le @HC
Looking at this manchurian that i prepare occasionally though our fav, is heart warming. Sometimes i use sambal oleak – chilli paste found in asian stores for this recipe.
Pooja
Love manchuria with any veggie..your looking yummy and simple..
niren kumar
We tried this tasty gobi manchurian.We had a lovely combo of chinest veg fried rice & gobi manchurian of yours.Taste was amazing for both &we all enjoyed it.Thanks for sharing this wonderful dish.
Famjie Sheikh
Me gonna prepare it tomorow insha allsh
sowmya lakshmi
it came out very well…:-)
sahna
thank yu so much for yummy and delicious dish…i did this dish lastnyte..and i loved it..my husband loved it so much..thank yu…keep doing the grt work…
Dhanya
Thank You…
It's really a wonderful delicious dish.. 🙂
Priya
nice , testy..thanks for recipe
nothing_to_do_pregy
Sharnee – let me start by saying I love your blog…step by step pictures and wonderful recipes….. Thank u so much …. I tried this recipe today and loved it and my entire house also loves ur tiffin sambar…… Also for dussera I made the chocolate peda…. I cannot tell how much I love yr recipes. Right now hubby is out to buy mutton for mutton chula 🙂
Nagu Subbu
Nice idea rahter than frying them in oil which takes a little longer time 🙂
meet
Thanks.I tried it and every one appreciated it so much
babitha jy
Looks deleciouss……….going to try it today……:-)
snaveena madhan
scrumptious and mouthwatering… when i tried this recipe,cauliflower which i fried was not crispy,even i followed the same steps for marinating.Please help me out …
Sujatha Sivakumar
Thank you Sharmi. I have tried this recipe twice and both times it has turned out extremely well. The step by step method is very good. You are wonderful in writing, posting the pictures.
Teena Mary
wow…absolutely delicious looking!! I really feel like eating your fried rice & manchurian right now 😉
yesha martin
how do you grill florets in oven?
SHARMILEE J
Please check my grilled gobi post for more details
Pavithra
Hi Sharmi
Can we use whole wheat flour instead of Maida & besan instead of corn flour ?
SHARMILEE J
No no…wheat flour isnt a substitute here…May be try half and half of rice flour and maida
Pavithra
Thank you Sharmilee. Is there a substitute for corn flour?
SHARMILEE J
Try rice flour….not really sure of the outcome but give a try and see
Swathi V
Hi.. is there any other substitute for soya sauce and tomato sauce .. ? pls reply
SHARMILEE J
No I dont recommend any substitute for soya and tomato sauce as it will totally change the flavour.
sreeramy
which brand tomato sauce u use?
SHARMILEE J
I use Kisan / Maggi
Swathi V
k thank u.
Chandra M
hello mam. i prepared this manchurian. really yummy.
j
For those who like their gobi manchurian dry and crisp, fry your gobi once b4 and once right b4 adding it to your gravy…(and pls exercise after this indulgence)
Lavina
Can you please share the recipe for vegetable manchurian
Aashi ayesh
is spring onion a must in ds recipie?
SHARMILEE J
Yes for any manchurian spring onions give a nice chinese flavour
Sindhuja
Wow sharmi u r mind blowing just tried this turned out superb thank u so much I’ve tried so many recipes of urs and I totally enjoyed trying those and everything turned outo awesome :)😃😆😀
Nisha
Hi, I couldn’t find info abt the white ceramic pan that you have used???
Sharmilee J
It is from homecenter…you can check it online