Air Fryer Gobi Manchurian

 

Ingredients

For the Batter

• 1 medium Cauliflower cut into small florets
• 1 Cup Plain Flour
• 3 Tbsp Corn starch
• 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• ¼ Tsp Chilli Powder
• ½-¾ cup water
• Salt & Pepper to taste

For the Manchurian Sauce

• 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil or any other oil
• 1 white onion diced
• 4-5 Cloves Garlic minced
• 1 Tbsp Ginger minced
• 3 Tbsp Spring greens
• ½ green pepper diced fine
• 2 Tsp Soy Sauce
• 2 Tsp Chilli sauce or any hot sauce
• 1 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 1 Tbsp Vinegar
• ½-1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 4 tbsp water
• 2 Tbsp Spring Greens for garnishing

Instructions

• Wash the cauliflower head and cut them into florets. Approximately 3 Cups of florets.
• In a small mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for batter mix and whisk them smooth. Batter mix should be thick enough to coat the florets well.
• Dip the cauliflower florets individually into the batter mix, shake off any excess and place them on the parchment paper.
• Preheat the Air fryer to 400F (200 C ) for 3 minutes. Pull the basket from the air fryer and place the cauliflower florets in them. Slide it back in the air fryer and fry for 12-14 minutes.
• Turn the florets half way to cook uniformly.
• To prepare the manchurian sauce, heat oil at high heat. Add the onions, spring oinions, garlic , ginger & green chillies and saute it for 2 -3 mins.
• Add the green pepper and celery ( if using ) and sauce briefly for 1 minutes
• Now add the sauces – soy sauce , vinegar , chilli sauce and tomato ketchup. Stir to mix the sauces well. Add Salt to taste.
• Now add the corn flour slurry to the sauces and cook in high heat for 1 minutes. The sauce will thicken up. Turn off the flame.
• Add the the air fried cauliflower florets to the sauce and toss to coat well.
• Garnish with spring onions and serve hot.