Bridal Shower for Nithya: Gobhi Manchurian - गोभी मंचूरियन (Sweet/Spicy/Sour Cauliflower)

Hello Friends,

There are very few moments as cherished, as beautiful as the day you embark the new journey of life. Holding someone's hand, with dreams in heart and sparkle in the eyes. The day she started dreaming for, even before she knew its’ meaning. The day she has visualized so many times, that by now every detail is clearly itched in her mind. Yes the day a girl becomes a bride, is like no other.

Very soon one of our friends, a great blogger and a gifted photographer, is going to live her dream. And since I'm sure you read the header before reading this, you all know who am I talking about...Yes Nithya of 4thsensecooking is getting married this November.

Thanks to the world of connectivity, distances have become a lesser shortcoming. Though nothing can reclaim the joy of celebration in person. Yet in absence of actually being with her during her most joyous period..here we are all, united, to wish her all the best. So today we are throwing this virtual bridal shower for Nithya to express our happiness and celebrate with her.

And what could be a better way to celebrate than with food, the subject, the emotion that binds us all...So we decided to cook it up, literally and that too Nithya's own dishes from her own blog - 4thsensecooking. Hope she likes the recreation of her own favouite dishes and gets a taste of it through the world wide wide.

Cheers...This is for you Nithya and for all those visiting this virtual bridal shower!!

Gobhi Manchurian - गोभी मंचूरियन (Sweet/Spicy/Sour Cauliflower)

Recipe Courtesy: Nithya

Ingredients

Gobhi (Cauliflower) - 1 small one cut in small florets. (about 2 cups florets)
Onion - 1 cup, chopped in squares/cubes
Capsicum - 1 cup, chopped in small squares
Ginger/Garlic - 1 tbsp, finely minced or paste, per your liking
Corn Flour - 1/2 cup and 2 tsps
All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsps
Soy Sauce - 2 tbsps
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - per taste
Oil - for deep frying

Preparation

• Cut cauliflower in florets and dunk them in boiling water (water should be off heat) for about 10-15  minutes and drain them.
• Make a thick paste of corn flour (1/4 cup only), all purpose flour, chili powder and salt with little water. The paste should be just enough to coat all the florets, no more thinning.
• Heat oil for deep frying. 
• Add all florets to this batter and coat the florets all the way and deep fry them till golden brown. Drain them on paper.
• Now, let's prepare the sauce.
• Take a non stick pan (preferable a wide pan for better sauteing and working with this.
• Add1 tbsp oil and let it heat.
• Add ginger-garlic and let it fry till nice aroma comes.
• Add onion and capsicum and let them saute nicely till they start to brown.
• Add all sauces, sugar and salt and mix well. Adjust sauces per your taste and liking.
• Now, add 2 tsp corn flour mixed in water (about 1/4 cup) and add it to the sauce mix above.
• Mix well and cook till the sauce thickens.
• Add fried cauliflower florets, mix well and take it off heat.

Serving

Serve it with your favorite kind of bread - Roti/Paratha/Naan or even Rice,. If you do not make it too runny, this can also be served as an appetizer.

Party also being hosted at:

Anamika Arun - Taste Junction

Archana

Krithi - Krithi's Kitchen

Priya Mitharwal -  Mharo Rajasthan Recipes

Priya Mahadeven - Priyas Now Serving
Priya Suresh - Priya easy n tasty recipes
Priya Sreeram - Bon Appetit
Radhika - Tickling Palates
Revathy - Kaarasaaram
Sanjeeta - Different Strokes
Vardhini - Zesty Palette
Rupali - RecipeGrabBag

That's all for now. Take care till next post.