Cauliflower fry is a delicious and crispy dish made by mixing cauliflower florets with spices, fried in hot oil until golden brown. It can also be air-fried or baked for a healthier version. Once fried or baked garnish with curry leaves, onions, and fresh chillies. It can be served as a snack or with rice or roti as a meal. It is crunchy and flavourful and great for any occasions or gatherings.
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Cauliflower fry or gobi fry is very popular South Indian dish. It is made and serve in every local streets of the region. It comes with many variations and way of cooking, boiled and coated with spices and flour. It can be stir fried in a hot pan or can also be air-fried. One can make his own couliflower fry with his/her own way or cooking it. Air frying and baking can be included in healthier version.
Cooking fried cauliflower is simple and quike. Anyone can make the dish with already available ingredients in the pantry. Rice flour or corn flour can also be added while mixing the florets with the spices. The marinated florets can be dipped in the egg and then fried if one wants to add more flavour to it.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- 1 tsp Lal Mirch
- 1tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- Oil
- 3/4 Chilli chillies
- 6-7 curry Leaves
Step By Step Guide
Boil Cauliflower Flower
Boil cauliflower florets with salt until tender. This boiling lets the florets absorbs more flavours when mixed with the spices. Make sure that the floret are not overcooked.
Mix Ingredients
Mix the florets with all the ingredients with a splash of water. Let it rest for about an hour. This ensures the spices are well incorporated in the cauliflower florets for a delicious taste.
Heat Oil
Heat oil or butter in a kadai for deep frying. Or can set the oven to 200° F and bake or can fry it in a n air fryer as well for a healthier version of the dish.
Frying Cauliflower
Drop the marinated cauliflower florets in the hot kadai and fry until golden brown. The frying part is the most important step the recipe. Making sure that the florets are not over-fried neither under-cooked. It should be perfectly cooked until golden brown. When it becomes golden brown it denotes that the florets are perfectly cooked and therefore crunchy and crispy.
Strain The Florets
Strain the fried cauliflower on a sheet to remove excess oil. As fried in a lot of oil it carrries enough amount of oil with it, hence it become important to drain them out. This can be done by letting the florets rest for a while on a sheet of paper, after just taking them out from the kadai.
Serve
Garnish with curry leaves or green chillis and serve hot. They can also be served with rice along with your desired chutney.
