Sunday, 2 March 2014

Cauliflower Manchuria



Though manchurias are chinese recipe, most of the people in the world like it.  In India people like it more than some local traditional food. off all manchurias- cauliflower and veg  are more famous. 
This procedure is easy as well as tasty.

Ingredients:

            -1 Medium cauliflower
            - Maida
            -corn flour
            -salt
            -ginger + garlic paste
            -1 tbsp rice flakes (pooha)
            -2 or 3 green chillies
            -pinch of pepper powder (Optional)
            -1/4 tsp of baking soda
            -1/4 cup curd
            -1/4 tsp soya sauce
            -1/2 tbsp tomato sause
            -pinch of black salt
            -1/4 tsp garam masala
            -red chillies powder
            -1 big onion
            -coriander leaves
            -curry leaves
            -cashew (optional)
            -oil for deep fry
            -2 garlic cloves
            -ajinomoto (optional)

Procedure: 
       -cut cauliflower into medium size pieces. Boil the water and
            cook Cauliflower for 5 minutes and drain out water.
           (Cauliflower has  to be half boiled.)
            -Mix corn flour and Maida in 1 ½  : 1 ratio.
            -In the cauliflower vessel add ginger garlic paste, pooha,
            salt, baking soda, pepper and mix well. Now slowly add
            corn flour + Maida till it sticks to all pieces. The batter must
            be like pakoodi batter. If necessary sprinkle some water.
            -Heat oil in a deep pan and put the cauliflower pieces into the
            oil and try till golden colour comes. Then remove them from oil.
            -Beat curd and add little water.
            -In a wide pan take 1 tsp of oil and heat it. Fry finely chopped
             onions,  chillies, garlic, curry leaves. Add soya sauce and
            tomato sauce. Add beated curd. When it is boiling add cauliflower 
            and stir it till the curd is absorbed by the cauliflower.  
            -Now sprinkle black salt, ajinomoto, garam masala, coriander leaves and red
             chilly  powder as per your taste.
            - Now ready to serve.

TIPS:
       -If you want spicy manchurias, add chilli paste in the batter.
            -If fried manchurias are hard add little water to the batter.

            -If wet manchurias are not as wet as per your taste, next time
             add more water to the curd.

            -You can eat fried manchurias directly as pakodas also.

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