Growing up, cauliflower was my least favorite vegetable. I always thought it has a very bland taste.
But gradually, I developed a love affair with this lovely vegetable. Now I like them in soups, stir fries, spicy curries, crispy pakoras. The list is never ending.
Once I even tried to grow them in my backyard, but failed miserably. I know, I’m not so good at gardening.
I think cauliflower is one of the versatile foods in the vegetable family. It’s ideal for those days when you want go meatless. And perfect when you’re after a simple and elegant dish.
This gobi (cauliflower) 65 is one of the most popular indo Chinese dishes, so I’m pretty sure it’ll come as no surprise that it tastes super delicious. The best part is I’ve given it a restaurant style makeover to give it more depth of flavor.
If you want, you can add a little red food color, but don’t they look gorgeous already? I always try to stay away from all those artificial stuff.
To make this restaurant style gobi 65, I tossed the fried cauliflower florets with red capsicum and tomato sauce. Remember not to add too much sauce as it’ll make the florets soggy. Again, this step is totally optional.
So get cooking. Enjoy restaurant style gobi 65 as a snack or side dish.
Place cauliflower in the steamer. Sprinkle with salt. Cook until tender. When done, leave to cool slightly.
Place corn flour, rice flour, ginger, garlic, ground turmeric, cumin, garam masala, tomato sauce, red chili powder and salt in a bowl.
Add water little by little. Make a smooth batter. Make sure the batter is thick so it will coat the cauliflower florets.
Tip cauliflower into the bowl. Toss gently to coat with batter.
Heat enough oil in a large pan to fry cauliflower. Add cauliflower. Fry in batches if the pan is small.
Fry until golden. Drain on absorbent towel. Set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and fry until browned.
Add onion and capsicum. Fry until softened.
Add in tomato sauce.
Add cauliflower. Heat through. Serve garnished with coriander leaves.
More Cauliflower recipes:
- Chilli Gobi or Chilli Cauliflower
- Gobi Manchurian
- Aloo Gobi
- Cauliflower and Potato Curry
- Cauliflower Crust Pizza
- Lentils Kale Cauliflower Curry
Crispy restaurant style gobi (cauliflower) 65 is ideal as a starter or side dish. You can add ajinomotto and red food color to the batter, if you wantRestaurant Style Gobi (Cauliflower) 65
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
In the final stir frying stage, do not add too much tomato sauce which will make the florets soggyNutrition Information
Yield
4
Serving Size
1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 0mgSodium 193mgCarbohydrates 13gFiber 4gSugar 6gProtein 3g
Shanthini says
Hi Nish I’ve nominated you for a Beautiful Bloggers Award as I enjoy your great recipes and step by step instructions and photos. Here’s the link to the nomination http://freespiritfood.net/2015/08/23/beautiful-blogger-award/. Enjoy Shanthini
Nish Kitchen says
Thank you Shanthini. 🙂
CHCooks says
Looks so good! 🙂
CHCooks says
Gobi 65 is looking so tasty Nish 🙂