Chilli Gobi Recipe Air Fryer
Chilli Gobi Recipe Air Fryer: Crispy cauliflower tossed in a tangy sauce, cooked in an air fryer for a healthier, flavorful dish.
Ingredients
FOR BLANCHING CAULIFLOWER
- 500 gram cauliflower
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Boiling water as required
FOR FRYING GOBI
- 1/4 cup rice flour (or maida)
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- Oil for brushing
FOR MAKING CHILLI GOBI
- 1 green capsicum (cut into cubes)
- 1 onion (cut into cubes)
- 4-5 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 2 Red or green chilies (chopped)
- 1/4 cup spring onion bulbs
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 2 tbsp red/green chilli sauce.
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
BLANCHING OF CAULIFLOWER
- Cut cauliflower into florets of bite sizes.
- Add salt and turmeric powder in boiling water alongwith cauliflower florets.
- Boil 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the florets from the boiling water and put in a colander so that the water gets off.
- Take a bowl and add rice flour, cornflour, salt, kashmiri red chilli powder and black pepper powder.
- Give it a good mix.
- Add cauliflower florets one by one so that they get coated nicely.
- Put the coated cauliflower florets in a single layer in air fryer basket. You can fry cauliflower florets directly in hot oil.
- Drizzle some oil over them.
- Air fry @200°C for 15 to 20 minutes or until cauliflower gets crispy and brown. Do shake the basket inbetween.
- Take them out.
MAKING OF TEMPERING
- Add oil in a pan.
- When oil turns hot, add garlic and spring onion bulbs.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add onion, capsicum, chilies and salt.
- Saute on high heat for 2-3 minutes. Do not loose the crunch of onion and capsicum.
- Add soya sauce, vinegar, tomato ketchup and green/red chilli sauce. Mix well.
- Add fried cauliflower florets. Mix well.
- Cook for a minute.
- Serve hot with green chutney after garnishing with spring onion greens.