If you are looking for a new dish to try that is healthy, delicious, and ready in under 20 minutes, give my air fryer gobi manchurian recipe a try!
With the bold flavors of ginger, garlic, and sesame, it's a side dish recipe that you'll love. Cauliflower being the star of this recipe makes this a side dish you can feel good about.
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Why This Recipe Works
This vegan air fryer gobi manchurian recipe is packed with powerhouse nutrients that boost your immune system and aid your digestive system.
Gobi manchurian air fryer style is also very flexible. You can adjust the ingredients to your personal taste.
Ingredients
Sesame Oil: Olive and avocado oils will work in a pinch, but sesame oil will give your dish the best flavoring.
Garlic: Fresh garlic is always better, but you can use powdered if needed.
Onion: Yellow onions work well here.
Green Pepper: Ensure onion and green pepper are diced the same size for even cooking.
Ginger: Use fresh ginger for the best taste; peeling it with a teaspoon minimizes waste.
Vinegar: You can use rice or white vinegar; they work the same.
Soy Sauce: Soy and soya sauce are the same thing.
Chili Sauce: You can buy Frank's Red Hot, Sriracha, or make your own.
Tomato Ketchup: If you want to reduce the sweetness, use tomato sauce or paste.
Cornstarch Water: Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water to make a runny paste.
Cauliflower: Florets should be about nugget size.
Garlic Ginger Paste: Mix equal parts garlic and ginger with oil to make a paste. Optional turmeric.
Chili Powder: Be careful, chili powder gets hotter over time.
Spring Onions: Chop and use as an optional garnish.
How to Make Air Fryer Gobi Manchurian
Step One: Heat a pan over medium-high and add sesame oil.
Step Two: Add garlic, onion, ginger, and green pepper. Sauté for 3-4 minutes until the onions look opaque.
Step Three: Mix in chili sauce, ketchup, vinegar, and soy sauce. Season to taste, reduce heat, and simmer.
Step Four: Add in cornstarch water. Once the sauce thickens, remove from heat and set aside.
Step Five: Whisk together flour, cornstarch, chili powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, pepper, and water until smooth.
Step Six: Coat each cauliflower piece in batter and place them in the air fryer basket.
Step Seven: Fry for 10 minutes at 300°F.
Step Eight: Remove cauliflower from the basket and fold it into the sauce.
Step Nine: Garnish with spring onions and enjoy!
Tips
- Ensure you spray your basket with non-stick cooking spray before adding the battered cauliflower.
- To make this air fryer gobi manchurian gluten-free, simply swap out the flour for your favorite gluten-free alternative.
- Swap out the cauliflower for baby corn, fish, mushrooms, squash, chicken, pork, or beef.
What to Serve With Gobi Manchurian
Some of my favorite side dishes to serve with air fryer gobi manchurian are:
Recipe FAQs
How long can air fryer gobi manchurian be stored?
This dish is best served fresh, but it can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. If you make too much cauliflower in the air fryer, you can freeze it for later.
Can I make this recipe with anything else?
Manchurian is a dish that can be made with a variety of different meats and vegetables. Gobi stands for cauliflower, so you can make chicken, mushroom, and beef manchurian too.
If you like this one, here are some more air fryer recipes you can try.
Air Fryer Gobi Manchurian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ small white onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger measurement remains the same whether you are using fresh or powdered ginger
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice or white vinegar
- 2 teaspoon chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch water
- 1 head cauliflower florets cut apart from the stem.
- 1 cup flour
- 3 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup water more or less as needed
- 1 spring onion, chopped optional
Instructions
- Heat pan over medium heat and add sesame oil.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, and green pepper to the pan. Sautee for 3-4 minutes or until onions begin to look opaque.
- Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, and ketchup. Reduce heat and let simmer for 2-4 minutes. Season to taste.
- Add cornstarch water and stir to thicken. Then remove from heat and set aside.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, salt, pepper, and water in a bowl. Whisk until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.
- Dip cauliflower pieces in the batter. and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Put the battered cauliflower pieces in the air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes at 300F.
- Remove the cauliflower from the basket and add to the pan with your sauce. Gently fold in to coat.
- Serve with spring onions to garnish, and enjoy!
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Notes
- Ensure you spray your basket with non-stick cooking spray before you add the battered cauliflower.
- To make this air fryer gobi Manchurian a gluten-free dish, simply swap out the flour for your favorite alternative.
- Swap out the cauliflower for baby corn, fish, mushrooms, squash, chicken, pork, or beef.