Cauliflower Stalk Manchurian

This is the very first time I used Cauliflower Stalk in cooking. This is highly nutritious with high fibre content. I prepared manchurian and it turned out to be very good. This goes to my event "Best Out of Waste".

Cleaning and preparing stalk :

1. Cut the cauliflower head from the stalk.

2. Then remove the leaves attached to the stalk.

3. Now, cut the stalk in to pieces.

4. Wash the stalk pieces well in hot water.

5. Cook the stalk with a tsp of salt till it becomes soft.

6. Drain water and let it cool.

Ingredients :

1. Cauliflower Stalk - From 1 Cauliflower

2. Corn Flour - 1 tbs

3. Maida - 3/4 Cup or more

4. Red Chilly Powder - 1.5 tsp

5. Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

6. Salt - Needed Qty

7. Green Chillies - 2 (Finely Chopped)

8. Onion - 1/2 Cup (Finely Chopped)

9. Garlic - 2 (Minced)

10. Soy Sauce - 2 tsp

11. Green Onion - For Garnishing

12. Coriander - For Garnishing

13. Oil - For frying

Procedure :

1. Mix together maida, red chilly powder, salt and 1/2 tsp of ginger-garlic paste.

2. Add water and prepare batter similar to bajji batter consistency.

3. Heat oil.

4. Soak cooked stalk and fry well till it becomes crisp. Drain excess oil on kitchen towel.

5. Now, in a pan add little oil. Then add ginger-garlic paste. Fry till raw smell is gone.

6. Add the minced garlic, chopped chillies and onion. Fry well.

7. Now add Soy sauce and mix well.

8. Mix corn flour and salt in a cup of water. Add this to the contents in the pan.

9. Add the fried cauliflower stalk. Mix well.

10. Turn off the stove when the gravy thickens.

11. Garnish with coriander and green onion.

12. Serve with Fried Rice or Naan.

This participates in Priya's "Healing Food - Onion" , an event started by Siri and my event"Best Out of Waste".