Sunday, July 26, 2009

Baby Corn Manchurian

Baby Corn Manchurian



Baby Corn Manchurian is my hubby favorite, he always wants me to make it.I prepared it on this week end for him.It was just yummy and he liked it very much.

You need to have

Baby Corn - 10 -12 pieces
Corn flour - 1/4cup
All purpose flour - 2tbs
Capsicum - 1/2
Onion - 1 Large
Green chilies - 6-7
Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbs
Tomato sauce - 2tbs
Soy sauce - 1 tbs
Salt - to taste
Oil - for deep fry
Coriander leaves - for garnishing.
Pinch of green food color
4-5 green chillies





Mix corn flour, all purpose flour, Rice flour, 1/2 tbs ginger-garlic paste,salt & water with the consistency as pokada batter.

baby corn in the batter and deep fry them until golden brown. Spread them on tissue paper to remove excess oil.

In a pan heat 2-3 tbs of oil, add chopped garlic and saute it. Add onion, remaining ginger-garlic paste and mix well.

Include chillies, capsicum and cook for 4-5 mins. Now add soya sauce, tomato sauce,chilly sauce and salt.Mix everything well and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Now add the fried baby corn in the veggie mixture, combine everything. Garnish with coriander leaves and server hot.


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian


When I was in high school, during vacations I used to spend time in either in learning embroidery or with mom in learning recipes. I think I was in 9th std , Me and mom joined north Indian cookery class. The class was for an week and we learn t dishes like Paratha, Vegetable kurma, Stuffed capsicum, Fried rice, Gobi Manchurian. Since then we regularly used to prepare them at home.

Gobi Manchurian you can have it as snack or even as starter .Even though its an Chinese dish its one of famous street food here in India. So here is the recipe of street food but in healthy way :).

You need to have

1 whole cauliflower or Gobi - chopped into florets
1 Capsicum
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
2 finely chopped onion
5 tbs tomato sauce
1 tbs dark soya sauce
1 tbs chilly sauce
pinch of orange food color
buch of coriander leaves
6 tbs of corn flour
2 tbs all purpose flour
2 tbs rice flour
oil for deep frying
salt to taste
pinch of pepper powder



Cut the cauliflower into florets.

Add corn flour, maida, rice floor , 1/2 tbs of ginger garlic paste, food color,salt to mixing bowl.Mom said Rice flour gives extra crispness.
Mix them well by adding sufficient amount of water. Don't make the batter too thin.

Heat oil in a pan for deep frying. dip each cauliflower florets in batter and deep fry until it turns golden in color.Remove them from pan and spread them on tissue paper to remove excess oil.

In another pan, add 2tbs of oil. Fry finely chopped garlic for 2 mins. add ginger garlic paste onion and fry them for 3 mins. to this add chopped capsicum and fry for 2 minutes.

Add soya sauce, chilly sauce and tomato sauce. Sprinkle salt and black pepper. To this add fried cauliflower and mix well. This should be served immediately else the crispness goes off.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.






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