Cauliflower Fry Recipe (Fried Cauliflower)

Last Updated On: Nov 9, 2024 by Aarthi

Cauliflower fry makes a delicious snacks for parties or for evening tea time. Fried cauliflower is one of the most popular snack recipe from India. Cauliflower fry is also known as gobi fry which is made with boiled cauliflower tossed with spice powders, ginger, garlic, breadcrumbs and rice flour to create super crispy cauliflower fry. Learn how to make the most delicious fried cauliflower with step by step pictures and video.

Cauliflower Fry

Cauliflower Fry – Fried Gobi Recipe with step wise pictures. Super crispy gobi or cauliflower fry which is perfect for evening tea or snack. So easy to make and taste very delicious.

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About Cauliflower Fry

Cauliflower is one of my all time favorite. I make it quite often, this is my mom’s favorite one too. I have quite a few ways of making this, you can check all of them here. Fried cauliflower is quite a tasty dish and it goes as a perfect appetizer with soups.

This is one of the quickest snack or Appetizer, you could make with gobi. It is so easy to make, we make this often in our house since it takes only minutes of our time. I love it all time. These are spices and so flavourful fries, because it has lots of stuff like curry leaves and coriander and so on. I can bet that this will be your kids favorite after you make it and you will love it too.

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Cauliflower Fry Ingredients

Cauliflower – use fresh cauliflower. Also cut into small florets so it gets super crispy. The same recipe can be made with either broccoli or potato too.

Salt and turmeric – since cauliflower can have some small worms, so I like to cook them with turmeric powder and salt.

Seasonings – I like to use chilli powder, lemon juice, salt. You can use any of your favorite spices or seasoning to flavour the fried cauliflower. Dried oregano, italian seasoning can be used for flavourings.

Crispy texture – for crispy texture, i used a combination of bread crumbs and rice flour. A small amount of baking powder helps with the crispy texture.

Oil – use refined oil or neutral oil for frying.

How to Make Cauliflower Fry

Blanching Cauliflower – Heat water, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan. Bring it to boil. Add cauliflower in it and cook till tender. Strain in a colander and allow it to cool down. Transfer it to a bowl.

Marinating Cauliflower – Take cooked gobi in a bowl, add all ingredients except oil and mix well. You can add a splash of water to bring it together.

Frying – Heat oil for deep frying. Drop each cauliflower in and fry. Deep fry till golden brown. Strain and serve.

How to Make Cauliflower Fry (Stepwise Pictures)

Cooking Cauliflower

1)Heat water, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan. Bring it to boil. Add cauliflower in it and cook till tender. This will take around 5 minutes.

2)Strain in a colander and allow it to cool down. Transfer it to a bowl.

Marinating Cauliflower

3)You can cut the cauliflower into small pieces if needed.

4)Now lets flavour the gobi. Add in salt, chilli powder. You can use any spice powders or any seasoning as well.

5)Now for flavouring, add in lemon juice.

6)Now for crispy texture. Add in breadcrumbs, this makes the fried cauliflower super crispy.

6)Add in rice flour which helps with binding as well.

7)Now for super crispy texture, add in baking powder.

8)Add a splash of water and mix well. So the cauliflower is mixed evenly with all the spices, breadcrumbs and rice flour.

Frying Cauliflower

9)Heat oil for deep frying, drop the cauliflower in and Deep fry cauliflower till golden.

10)Fry on medium high heat till it gets super crispy. Strain the cauliflower using a slotted spoon.

11)Serve hot.

Expert Tips

Instead of cauliflower, you can use broccoli too.
You can use any of your favorite spices or seasoning to flavour the fried cauliflower.
Dried oregano, italian seasoning can be used for flavourings.
Breadcrumbs and rice flour adds crispy texture to the cauliflower.

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