kumari' s kitchen: GOBI MANCHURIAN...

gobi manchurian everyone's favorite Chinese food specially for kids... whenever i prepare this dish i remember my younger sister who stays in bangalore... i just cant imagine how fond she is of this dish and how excited she will be while having it... i admire the way she eats food when she has her favorite food served on table... she is also a foodie and her love towards food can be clearly seen on her face... hope your kids face glows like a 1000 volts bulb when you serve them with this yummy dish once they are back from school hungry...

TIME TAKEN: 30 MINS, SERVES: 2

INGREDIENTS:

CAULIFLOWER	1 SMALL
CORN FLOUR	3 TBSPS.
MAIDA (REFINED FLOUR)	4 TBSPS.
SALT	TO TASTE
BLACK PEPPER POWDER	1 TSPS.
RED FOOD COLOUR	A PINCH
GARLIC CLOVES	5 – 6 (FINELY CHOPPED)
ONION	1 SMALL (FINELY CHOPPED)
GREEN CHILI	1 (FINELY CHOPPED)
AJINAMOTO	A PINCH
SOYA SAUCE	1 ½ TSP
TOMATO SAUCE	2 TBSPS
GREEN CHILI SAUCE (OPTIONAL)	1 TSP.
OIL	FOR DEEP FRY

METHOD:

Ø In a large vessel, add salt and water and allow it boil. Off the gas, add cauliflower pieces and rest it for 5 mins and drain all the water.

Ø In another bowl, add maida, corn flour, salt, black pepper powder and food color and make it into a thick batter with little water. Add the drained cauliflower pieces and mix it well with the batter. Heat oil for deep fry, drop the cauliflower pieces one by one and fry till brown and transfer them on to a strainer or tissue paper.

Ø In a small bowl add ½ tsp sugar, 1 tsp corn flour and dissolve it in ½ cup water.

Ø Now heat oil in a thick bottom kadai, add chopped garlic cloves, green chili and onions and saute it till the raw smell disappears, move them aside and add soya sauce and cook till it evaporates. Now add the corn flour mix, ajinamoto, a pinch of food colour (optional) and cook till it gets thicker on a low flame. Now add tomato sauce, green chili sauce, fried cauliflower and stir it until everything gets mixed well.