Cauliflower Peas Kurma - North Indian Style

A simple and delicious kurma that goes along with any type of chapathi / parathas or variety rice.. This kurma is a made with a flavor of onion tomato cashew gravy and by adding Kasuri methi make the dish delicious and flavorful.. But it comes out really good.. 

Restaurant Style Gobi Manchurian Gravy / Cauliflower Manchurian

Restaurant style Gobi Manchurian / Cauliflower Manchurian is a simple indo Chinese recipe served with naan, roti, kulcha, fried rice recipes... it is a tempting combination of deep fried cauliflower and mixed with corn flour based thick gravy prepared in traditional Chinese way... 

Restaurant Gobi Manchurian Dry

Gobi Manchurian dry is my family all time favourite.. I make them quite often at home and they turns out great.. It is a very popular indo chinese starter.. This recipe really works well and and tastes similar to restaurant one... It taste even more crispy even for long time...

Here I cut the cauliflower florets into small pieces... And mix with flour mixture and deep fry it in hot oil till they became crispy... Then fried crispy cauliflower were saute well in all sauces and garnish with spingonions... Taste great with fried rice, noodles, or as starter

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's turn sout from you....

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Serve - 4 to 5

Recipe Cuisine - Indo chinese 

Recipe Category - Starter or sidedish..

INGREDIENTS :

Cauliflower florets / Gobi pieces - 1 

Water - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Salt - 1/2 tspn

FOR THE BATTER :

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 tbspn

Rice flour - 3 tbspn

Cornflour - 1 tbspn

Pepper powder - 1 tspn

Salt - 1/2 tspn

Water - as needed

FOR THE SAUCES :

Butter - 2 tbspn 

Garlic cloves - 2 tbspn (chopped)

Onion - 1 (chopped finely)

Capsicum - 4 tbspn (finely chopped)

Soya sauce - 1 tspn

Tomato sauce - 1 tbspn

Chilli sauce - 1 tspn

Vinegar - 1 tspn

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Corn flour - 1 tbspn

Spring onions - few (chopped)

Salt - as needed

METHOD :

• Remove the florets from the cauliflower and cut them into small pieces..
• Heat a pan with some water, salt, turmeric powder and cauliflower for 3 mins..
• Remove and drain it immediately, keep aside..

• In a bowl add batter ingredients and mix with little water to make a smooth paste..
• Now add in cauliflower and mix well.
• Fry the prepared cauliflower in a hot oil till they crispy...
• Drain it and keep aside..

• Now let's prepare sauce for the manchurian..
• For that in a small bowl add a tbspn of corn flour mix with 1 tbspn of water, keep aside..
• Heat a pan with butter and add in chopped garlic and saute well.
• When they saute, add in chopped onion and toss till they transparent..
• Then add in chopped capsicum and toss for few mins..
• Now add in chilli powder and little salt..
• Mix well and add in all the sauces and vinegar..
• Toss well for 30 secs.. Then add in fried cauliflower and mix well.
• Now add in cornflour mixture and toss well for 1mins..
• Then remove them to a serving bowl and garnish with spring onions..
• Enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Take cauliflour and seperate the florets

 Heat a pan with water

 Add in salt

 A pinch of turmeric powder

 Add in cauliflower

 Bring to boil for 2 to 3 mins

Drain it, keep aside

In a mixing bowl add in marinate ingredients

 Add some water to make a smooth paste

Add in cauliflower

 Mix it well (batter coated well with the cauliflower)

 Fry them in hot oil till crispy

 Drain it in kitchen towel

Take all your ingredients

 Take some courn flour in a bowl

Mix the cornflour with some water

 Heat a pan with butter

 Add in chopped garlic

 Add in chopped onions

 Toss till they transparent

 Add in capsicum

 Toss till transparent

 Add in chilli powder and little salt

 Add in all the sauces

 Stir well and cook for 30 sec

 Add in fried gobi

 Mix well (noted the gobi is coated with the sauce)

 Add in corn flour mixture

 Give it a mix

 Transfer them to a bowl and garnish with spring onions

Serve hot

Enjoy...

Gobi Makhani Recipe / Cauliflower Butter Masala

Gobi Makhani or Cauliflower Butter Masala is a very popular "Makhani or Butter" masala recipe from india... I learn this recipe from Aval Kitchen cook book, the picture attracted me to prepare this masala, it turns out great with my Garlic naan, Veg fried rice recipes.. you can serve with any pulao or roti recipes too...

Yes, friends.. Trust me this gobi butter masala is absolutely finger licking if you serve as a sidedish for any naan recipes, Acually I never thought of making out this much rich looking gravy with cauliflower earlier.. One who loves cauliflower fritters fried along with butter enjoyed thoroughly this gobi butter masala.. 

Obviously this dish is approved by everyone at home.. So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you.... 

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 40 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe Cuisine - North Indian

Recipe Source - Aval Kitchen Cook Book..

INGREDIENTS :

Butter - 3 tbspn

Kashmiri chilli powder - 2 tbspn

Garam masala powder - 2 tspn

Kasuri methi - 2 tspn

Fresh cream - 1/2 cup + 1 tspn for garnish

TO TOSS AND GRIND :

Butter - 2 tbspn

Onion - 2 (chopped)

Tomato - 3 (chopped)

Cashew - 10 nos

Salt - 1 tspn

TO FRY CAULIFLOWER :

Cauliflower florets - 350 grams

Rice flour - 2 tbspn

Corn flour - 2 tbspn

Pepper powder - 1 tspn

Salt - 1/2 tspn

Water - 2 tbspn

Butter - 2 tbspn

METHOD :

• First make the masala, heat a pan with butter add in cahew, onion and tomato and toss well.
• Add little salt and toss well till they mushy..
• Transfer them to a plate to cool completely..
• Remove them to a blender and make it a smooth paste..Keep aside.
• Second fry the cauliflower for that, take cauliflower in a bowl and wash it with warm water.
• Add in riceflour, corn flour, pepper, salt and sprinkle little water and mix well..
• Heat a pan with some butter add in prepared cauliflower and toss well in the butter.
• Till they get golden brown in colour.. remove them to a bowl, Keep aside..
• Let start to make masala for that, heat some butter in the same pan add in onion tomato paste.
• When they started to bubble, add in add in fried cauliflower and mix well.
• Cook it for 5 mins, and sprinkle some kasuri methi and pour over some fresh cream.
• Cover it with lid and cook it for 15 mins..
• Now the fray is ready and became thick and creamy...
• Transfer them to a serving bowl..
• Sprinkle some kasuri methi and spoon some fresh cream over the heavy to garnish..
• Now serve hot and enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Take ingredients for frying 

Add butter to a kadai

Add in cashew

Add in onion

Toss till transparent

Add in chopped tomatoes

Toss well along with onions

Add in some salt

Toss well till they mushy

Now it's done

Transfer them to a plate

Remove it to a blender

Make it a smooth paste

Now take the ingredients to fry the cauliflower

Take the cauliflower in a bowl and wash in warm water

Add in flours, pepper and salt

Add in some water

Mix it well

Spoon some butter in your pan

When it melts add in cauliflower

One by one

Toss well in the butter

Till they get light brown in colour

Now it's done

Transfer them to a bowl

Take some butter in the same pan

Add in grinded masala

Allow to boil

Add in chilli powder and garam masala powder

Mix it well

Allow to boil it

Add in fried cauliflower

Toss it well, allow to boil for 5 mins

Add in kasuri methi

Add some fresh cream

Cover it with a lid and cook for 10 min in low flame

Now it's done

Transfer them to a bowl
Pour some fresh cream over the gravy

Serve hot

Enjoy..