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Chilli Gobi (Spiced Cauliflower)

"Chilli Gobi" is the most popular and the most wanted appetizer in any Indian Restaurant. As the name goes "Chilli", its a very spicy dish yet super tasty and you just can't stop eating after the very first bite. The recipe is very much similar to Gobi Manchurian, but this one is a dry dish with no gravy. The Chilli Gobis and Gobi Manchurians are a Chinese inspiration which the Indians improvised it to suit their own taste buds. We Indians have a tendency to make everything heavy and mostly fattening but we concentrate only on the TASTY OUTCOME!! Healthy living is always secondary for us!! ;) But once in a while, you can spoil yourself...aye..!!!

  • 1 large cauliflower (cut into florets)
Marination:
  • 4 tbsp maida (plain flour)
  • 3 tbsp cornflour
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chilli sauce
  • 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • pinch of ajinomoto (MSG)
  • salt to taste
  • pinch of food colour (red)
  1. Bring water to boil in a big saucepan & add the cauliflorets with some salt to it. Add a drop of lime juice to it. Blanch the florets for a maximum of 3 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
  2. Take a mixing bowl & combine all the above ingredients to a thick batter. Add required water to combine all of it. Add the blanched florets to it & coat the batter on them. Keep tossing until the florets are fully covered with the batter. Keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a deep based pan or a kadai for deep frying these battered florets.
  4. When the oil is super hot, fry these florets in batches until crispy on the outside & till the batter is fully cooked. Place the fried florets on a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.
Final Saute:
  • 2 big onions (diced)
  • 1 capsicum/bell pepper (diced)
  • 3-4 green chillies (slit lengthwise)
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • 1/2 tsp grated garlic
  • 3-4 spring onions (finely chopped)
  • 2 tsp chilli sauce
  • a pinch of ajinomoto (MSG)
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp oil
  1. Heat oil in a deep base pan & add the slit green chillies, diced onions, ginger & garlic. Saute well for couple of minutes until the onion turn light golden. Add in the diced capsicum/bell pepper to it & saute again.
  2. Now add the fried florets to it along with chilli sauce, ajinomoto, chopped spring onions & salt if needed. Mix everything together for 4-5 minutes. Switch off the heat.
  3. Garnish it with some chopped coriander & serve it as an appetizer.

Comments

  1. I so want to grab that platter from the monitor ~ too good!
    USMasala

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  2. delicious looking cauliflower wonderfully done

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  3. I want that bowl rite now,soo tempting chilli gobi..

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  4. wow very tempting recipe,love it...

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  5. I really want to taste it....looks so yummy!!

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  6. I just wanna grab that bowl of irresistible chili gobi & devour!!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  7. Gonna try this recipe, looks so good!

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  8. Wow. I really am not a fan of cauliflower, but this looks awesome. No doubt I'd enjoy it fried and seasoned so well. I've never heard of cooking it this way. Very cool.

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  9. Very tempting looking chili gobhi..

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  10. Thank you every one!! Glad u loved the dish!!

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  11. wow..my fav..looks very delicious and lovely clicks too..:)

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