Healthy Cauliflower (Gobi) Manchurian

Cooking time: 30 to 45 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 Gobi (Cauliflower), cut into florets
3/4 cup All-purpose Flour (Maida)
1 tbsp Corn Flour
Sea Salt to taste
1 Chopped green chili (or 1/2 jalapeno)
1 1/2 tbsp Garlic Paste
1 1/2 tbsp Ginger Paste
1 cup finely Chopped Onions
7-8 Chopped Coriander (or Cilantro) Leaves
1/2 tsp White Pepper
2 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3-4 Chopped basil leaves
1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
3 tbsp Olive Oil

Directions:

• Mix maida, corn flour, 1 tbsp Olive Oil and sea salt with 1 cup water.
• Add one tsp. each of ginger and garlic paste to the mixture.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Dip the gobi florets in the paste and spread onto a cookie sheet in a single layer. Roast, turning once, until tender and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan and add the remaining ginger & garlic paste, chopped onions and green chili to it. Cook, stirring, for until the mixture turns golden-brown.
• Now, mix white pepper, soy sauce, tomato sauce, 1/4 cup water and basil leaves. Let it cook on medium flame for about 5 minutes, or until the gravy is thick. Add sea salt to taste.
  
• Add the cooked Gobi and mix well. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot.