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Gobi Manchurian

Indo Chinese at its best. The gravy is the star.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Ingredient, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese, Indian, Indo-Chinese, SouthEast Asia
Calories: 268
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Gobi
  • 1/2 head Cauliflower washed, cored, broken into florets
  • 1/4 cup Flour AP, Rice or Chickpea
  • 1/4 cup Corn Starch
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Tumeric
  • Salt / Pepper To taste
  • Water To thick consistancy
Gravy
  • 1/2 Cup Tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp Red Chili Paste
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium
  • 1 tbsp Grated Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 tsp Honey
  • 1/4 cup Celery Washed, Minced very fine
  • 1/4 cup Green Onion Washed, Minced very fine
  • 1/4 cup Bell Pepper Washed, cored, Minced very fine
  • 2 tbsp Corn Starch

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Method
 

Gobi
  1. Mix all but cauliflower into a thick consistancy
  2. Preheat air fry to 350
  3. Mix cauliflower florets with prepared batter and make sure they're well coated with the batter.
  4. Add battered florettes to fryer bask in single layer, (use batches if necessaery)
  5. Spray or grease batter coated cauliflower florets with oil
  6. Air fry ~8 minutes, and turn
  7. Air Fry an additional 8 minutes until crisp and brown
  8. Keep warm
Machurian Gravy
  1. In a medium sautee pan over medium high heat
  2. Add 1 tbsp oil, when the oil shimmers
  3. Add onion, ginger, garlic, bell pepper, celery
  4. Mix corn starch with 1/4 cup water, reserve
  5. Whence veggies, just start to soften, Add Tomato, chili & soy sauce
  6. Cook an additinal minute until sauce starts to bubble
  7. Add corn starch mixture to the sauce and cook for another minute.
  8. The sauce should be nappe (coat the back of a spoon) thickness, adjust with water if necessary
  9. Toss Cauliflower fritters in sauce serve immediatly.

Nutrition

Calories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 9gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1088mgPotassium: 972mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1099IUVitamin C: 106mgCalcium: 93mgIron: 3mg

Notes

This post is like the cauliflower in this recipe. 
Nothing but a flavor carrier for the gravy.  (One does not serve gravy alone, nor does one post a gravy recipe without a use.)
One could use this as a noodle sauce, or a sauce for crispy tofu or god forbid, "Chicken Nuggets".
The "punch" of the gravy is the red chili paste and tomatoes.  One could dance this with a sweet and sour sauce or my spicy ketchup.

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