Gobi 65

 

This simple healthy and tasty snack from Cauliflower can be served as a starter. Childrens favorite snack.

 

Cauli Flower 1 Medium

Green chilly 3-4 for garnishing

Curry Leaves 2 Sprigs for garnishing 

Oil for frying

For the thick batter :

Maida  2 Tbsp

Rice Flour 2 Tbsp

Corn Flour 1 Tbsp

Turmeric Powder 1/2 Tsp

Kashmiri chilly powder 1 1/2 Tbsp

Garam Masala Powder 1 Tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste 1 1/2 Tbsp

Perumjeerakam (fennel Seeds ) one or two pinch (optional)

Salt as required

Water 1/4 Glass or as required

Put the cauliflower florets in boiling water with some salt. Keep it for fifteen minutes and wash and drain properly. In a mixing bowl add all the listed ingredients for making the paste. Add adequate water and mix it to get a thick paste.

Add drained florets and mix well. Keep it for ten minutes to absorb the masala. Heat a kadai and now deep fry the florets in the heated oil on medium flame adding it in batches. Drain the excess oil by keeping it on the kitchen tissue. crispy crunchy gobi is ready to be served. Finally garnish it with fried curry leaves and splitted green chillies. 

Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients : 

Basmati Rice   1 Cup
Spring Onion (Chopped)  1 Bundle (3- 4 bulbs)
Carrot (Chopped) 1 No. Medium
Beans (Chopped)  1/4 Cup
Capsicum (Chopped) 1 No. Small
Green chilly sliced 2 No.s
Garlic finely chopped 1 Tbsp
Soya Sauce 2 Tsp
Chilly Sauce 2Tsp
Pepper powder 1/2 Tsp
Water  1 Cup
Salt as required
Oil As required

Preparation :
Soak the rice for half an hour. drain it and keep aside.
In a hard bottomed pan heat oil. Saute Finely chopped garlic first. Add chopped spring onion bulb. Sauté it for 2-3 minutes and add vegetables, capsicum, green chilly and spring onion green part. Mix and saute well. (If you want to prepare non veg fried rice, you can add scrambled egg or shredded chicken cooked with pepper and salt at this stage) Add Rice, salt, pepper powder and spring onion green portion chopped. Saute it and finally add soya and chilly sauce. Mix well and add water. Cover the vessel with a lid. Let it boil and simmer the flame for five minutes and switch it off and keep it on the stove without opening the vessel. After half an hour open the lid , garnish it with chopped spring onion and serve hot with side dish of your choice. here we are taking 1:1 ratio for the rice and water while cooking. In this way rice will be aptly cooked and will remain without sticking each other.

Gobi (Cauli Flower) Manchurian Gravy

For preparing the batter :

Maida Flour   3/4 Cup
Corn Flour     3 Tbsp
Chilly powder 2 Tsp
Ginger Garlic paste 2Tbsp
Salt as required
Soy Sauce 2Tsp
Water as required

For the Gravy   :

Cauli Flower   1Medium
Garlic 3 Cloves chopped
Onion chopped 1 Medium
Spring Onion bulb chopped 1 samll bundle (Approx 6 bulbs)
Capsicum 1 small Chopped
Chilly sauce 1 1/12 Tbsp
Tomato Sauce  1 1/12 Tbsp
Soy sauce  1 Tbsp
Pepper Crushed 2Tsp
Salt and Oil as required
Corn Flour  2 Tbsp
Water    1 1/2 cup

Preparation :
Wash and boil the gobi florets in salted water in order to remove the impurities and insects. Drain it after some time and keep aside. In a mixing bowl prepare the batter with the sufficient ingredients as listed above. Make it a smooth batter adding required water. Now take the Drained gobi florets and dip it  in the batter and deep fry it till it turns golden brown and crispy outside. Drain the excess oil by spreading them on a kitchen tissue paper.
Heat oil in a kadai. Saute chopped garlic first and eventually add chopped spring onion onion and capsicum. Saute it well. once its done keep the flame on low, and add pepper powder, chilly sauce Tomato Sauce and Soya sauce. Mix it well. Finally add corn flour water. Stirr it and let it boil and turn translucent . Add fried gobi florets and mix well. Switch off the stove. Garnish it with chopped spring onions before serving hot. You can relish it hot with either fried Rice or with roti.