Saturday, November 13, 2010

Gobi/cauliflower 65

I love this dish , it reminds me of my days in Chennai when I was on job training me and my friend pari would go out and eat this once or twice a week in Tnagar.Ah love those days and memories. Here is the recipe vah chef style.Very easy to make and tastes delicious.


Ingredients:
Gobi/cauliflower - 2 cups(divided into florets)
Ginger - small piece (finely chopped)
Garlic - 2 pods (finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste -1tsp
Corn flour - 2tsp
Egg - 1
Salt - according to taste
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp(add according to spice levels)
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
Oil - to fry gobi
Curry leaves - 3-4 (optional)
Coriander - 4tsp (finely chopped)
Spring onion - 4tsp (finely chopped)

Method:

To make Gobi :
1.Wash & divide cauliflower/gobi into desired size pieces.
2.Add salt,1 tsp ginger/garlic paste, pepper powder/red chili powder,cornflour ,salt and mix, add 1 egg and mix it completely.
3.Heat oil in a frying wok or kadhai-Add gobi pieces few at a time(do not crowd the kadhai) and fry until lightly golden brown.
4.Take them on a paper towel ,keep them aside.

To make the sauce:-
1.Heat a pan and add 2 tsp oil.
2.Add cumin, chopped ginger and garlic and suate them until the raw smell goes away.
3.Add chopped chillies, curry leaves,chilli powder, salt,chilli/garlic paste(I've used Maggie chilli-garlic sauce)  and mix.
4.Cook for a few minutesAdd a little water and then add gobi to this paste and toss lightly.
5.Stir in the coriander leaves ,spring onions.Turn off the heat.



The lip smacking Gobi 65 is ready to serve , me and shirish had it as an appetizer on Friday and just loved it.

Sending this dish to Food Palette red event.


http://torviewtoronto.blogspot.com/2010/11/food-palette-red-giveaway.html

Sending this recipe to an event @ Frugality and Crunchiness with Christy blog.



 http://frugalcrunchychristy.blogspot.com/2010/11/hearth-and-soul-blog-hop-vol-23.html

13 comments:

Josh said...

Lovely pics smithu..felt like grabbing from the monitor and eat :(

Unknown said...

Awesome pics... very inviting. Cant wait to come to ur place and savor the delicious recipes u are posting here.

Torviewtoronto said...

thank you for linking this yummy manchurian lovely pictures

Tahemeem said...

Wow... just heavenly... Can i Have some?
Hope u enjoyed ur dinner :P

Priya Suresh said...

Very tempting gobi 65, am drooling here..

mamtc said...

my favorite.

Smitha said...

Thank you all for your appreciation ... means a lot.

Unknown said...

Woow..Smita, looks like you are njoying ur winter with Tasty food..

Smitha said...

Thanks akka,sure I'm !!

Heather S-G said...

Ow WOW! Your gobi looks absolutely fantastic! Deep frying and then that gorgeous sauce, I've bookmarked this and hope to try it very soon. Thanks so much for sharing it w/ the hearth and soul hop this week :D

Smitha said...

@Girlchef :Thankyou,mu pleasure !

Christy said...

Smitha, this just looks amazing -I love that you fry the cauliflower until it is golden brown first - yum, and then the sauce - delicious! Thanks for sharing this with us at the hearth and soul hop!

Smitha said...

Thanks for stopping by and appreciating Christy!

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