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Crispy cauliflower 65 served with curry leaves garnish on a plate

Cauliflower 65 | Dry Gobi 65

Gayathri Vijayakumar
South Indian Gobi 65 is a flavourful cauliflower snack with a crispy besan-rice flour coating, spicy marination and bright curry leaf aroma. Try this easy Cauliflower 65 recipe for tea-time, parties, or as a tasty side with rice dishes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large Cauliflower separate the florets into bite sized pieces
  • Oil for deep frying
  • 4 tablespoon Corn Flour
  • 3 tablespoon Rice Flour
  • 2 teaspoon Besan/Gram Flour
  • 2 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder adjust for colour and spice
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 2 tablespoon Thick Curd / Yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • Curry Leaves a handful, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add cauliflower florets to a bowl. Soak them in boiling hot water, salt and turmeric powder. Set aside for 15 minutes.
  • To another bowl, add cornflour, besan flour (gram flour), rice flour, salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, thick yogurt, lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Remove the cauliflower florets from the bowl of hot water and add the florets to the bowl of masala mixture.
  • Gently mix the cauliflower florets with the masala paste and make sure the florets are well coated.
  • Let the marinated cauliflower rest for 20 minutes.
  • Heat the oil on a medium flame. Once the oil gets hot enough to fry, add the cauliflower florets in small batches and fry them until they turn golden brown.
  • Once all cauliflower florets are fried, fry some curry leaves and add them hot to the cauliflower 65. This gives a nice texture, crunch and flavour.
  • Serve the cauliflower 65 as a starter, snack or as a side dish for rice variteties.

Notes

Adjust rice flour, salt, Kashmiri Chilli Powder according to your need.
If the batter is runny, add more flour.
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