Gobi Manchurian

This dish should come with a warning "Do not eat, or you will not be able to STOP"!! Seriously...do yourself a favor, and make this TONIGHT!!!

Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, and for good reason. It requires very little effort to make it taste good.

This recipe does require more than a little effort, but the results are MORE than worth it.

You'll need the following ingredients:

1 head of cauliflower (cut into florets)
1/2 large onion
1 tomato
5 cloves garlic
1 inch piece of ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup sambal red chilli paste (don't be afraid. It's not the kind that will demolish your taste buds with a single bite!)
1/2 cup ketchup (that's right, I said it)
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste
2/3 cup of corn starch
Oil

What to do:

You'll first need to fry the cauliflower. Make a slurry of water, corn starch a little salt and a little pepper. The consistency should be like pancake batter but a little runnier. Dip the florets in the slurry and deep fry them till brown (in a wok with oil, or a deep fryer if you have one). Drain them onto paper towels to soak up the extra oil.

In a little oil, on high heat, saute onion (half slices) till browned, then add the tomato, a little salt and sugar. Saute for 2-3 minutes till the tomato disintegrates. Then add the grated garlic, ginger, soy sauce, ketchup, sambal paste and saute for a few minutes more. Add a cup of water to loosen up the mixture, and add salt to taste. If you like things extra spicy, add some chopped green chillies at this point.

Add the crispy florets and gently toss in the sauce. Serve with some sprinkled green onions on top.

You want to try and make this fresh. But what you can do, is make the sauce in advance, and fry the cauliflowers the day of, and put them together! Hope you love this as much as I do.