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    Home » Rice, Noodles and Pasta » Gobi Fried Rice | Cauliflower Fried Rice

    Gobi Fried Rice | Cauliflower Fried Rice

    Published: Aug 4, 2013 · Modified: Nov 9, 2020 by Srivalli · 26 Comments

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    This is as street food as you can get to! Gobi Fried Rice is what you get when you visit Tirumala and want to have a quick bite before you decide to hit the bed for an early darshanam. I don’t think this can be found elsewhere, as this must be something the local innovative chefs seem to have come up with to attract the tourists. When we visit Tirumala with our relatives, I get to taste the street food as they don’t have such qualms as Daddy would have. Not that I complain either way. I am always a roman with Romans. So now you know.

    A couple of years back, when we visited with our huge family, we had split thoughts on what to eat for a quick dinner. My FIL and BIL took us to the joint that served piping hot meals and the main attraction was the Gobi Fried Rice. It was getting disappeared by the bucket, literally. I even peeped in the backyard where this was getting prepared and yes it was one active kitchen. So when everybody wanted to try Gobi Fried Rice, I thought why not! And was it yum! You must eat there to remember the taste for a lifetime.
    Gobi Fried Rice

    Since then I have always wanted to recreate that at home. Whether my meal today was matching those innovative cooks or not, I really enjoyed making a single pot for myself. I made this for my Sunday lunch and being the lone veg eater, I decided the Main Course demanded I treated myself. I told Amma that I will be sending across some for her taste, only to know later that she doesn’t like cauliflower much. I wonder how one still learns new things about one’s kin!

    Anyway, Athamma said she didn’t remember that taste, however, this tasted awesome, she is always my touch bearer I tell you! Hubby dear refused to even taste as he can’t do mixed dishes. Still, he was curious to know if this dish matched that night’s feast. That memory remains very fresh in our minds even after so many years. The dish was sheer brilliance both in taste and presentation and of course their indigenous ways to please customers.

    After having decided that I would be preparing this for the final day under the Main course, I thought I would go all the way and make it more street food sorts with food colour, etc. I made the Gobi Manchurian as I normally make and the rice in the regular Fried Rice method. Overall the crunchy and fried gobis did lend a good taste to the rice.

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    Gobi Fried Rice

    Ingredients Needed

    For the Rice

    2 cups Basmati Rice
    1.5 tsp Ghee
    1.5 tsp Cooking Oil
    1 Bay Leaf
    2 Clove
    1 inch Cinnamon
    1 Cardamom
    1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
    1 long Green Chilli

    For the Gobi Manchurian

    1 cup Cauliflower florets
    Salt to taste
    1 cup All Purpose Flour /Maida
    2 tbsp Corn Flour
    1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    1/2 tsp Green Chilli paste
    1 long Green Chilli
    1 tsp Soy Sauce
    A pinch Red Food Colour
    Water to make batter
    Cooking Oil for deep frying

    For the Fried Rice

    2 tsp Cooking Oil
    1 cup Mixed Vegetable I used Carrot, Beans, and Cabbage
    4 stack Spring Onions
    1 Green Chillies
    1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    Salt to taste
    1 tsp Pepper Powder

    How to make the Gobi Fried Rice.

    For the rice

    Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.

    In a nonstick pan, heat oil, saute the whole spices and add green chilies and ginger garlic paste.

    Then add drained rice and saute for a couple of mins.

    Add 1 & 1/2 cup water for each cup of rice. Add salt and bring it to boil. Simmer and cook till done. Keep it aside.

    For the Gobi Manchurian

    Wash and soak the Gobi in salted hot water for 10 mins.Wash again.

    In a bowl, mix the flours, along with all the other ingredients except oil.

    Heat the oil for deep frying.

    Dip in the Gobi and deep fry in oil

    For the Fried Rice

    Meanwhile, have another nonstick pan on heat, add oil sprinkle cumin and let it crackle. Add the spring onions along with green chilies.

    Then saute all the vegetables till they are done, yet crunchy. Add the soya sauce, pepper, and salt. Add the fried gobis and mix everything.

    Add the cooked rice and combine everything together.

    Adjust spice and finally add the spring onion greens.

    Notes:

    In a typical Fried rice that is part of the Indo Chinese cuisine, cumins are not added.

    The rice that is made today was just ghee rice that was part of the non vegetarian meal as well. Didn't want to make two different rice dishes. I normally cook rice with just salt.

    Even though I added green chilies in three different stages, the final dish wasn't so spicy. so you can adjust as per your taste.

     

    Gobi Fried Rice
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    Gobi Fried Rice ~ Street Food from Andhra

    Gobi Fried Rice is a quick rice dish that is served in Tirupati, Andhra. The regular fried rice gets elevated to the next level with fried gobi Manchurian added to the rice.
    Course Lunch Box
    Cuisine Indo Chinese
    By Cook Method Deep Fried, Stovetop
    Occasion Weekend Special
    Dish Type Street Food
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    For the Rice

    • 2 cups Basmati Rice
    • 1.5 tsp Ghee
    • 1.5 tsp Cooking Oil
    • 1 Bay Leaf
    • 2 Clove
    • 1 inch Cinnamon
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
    • 1 long Green Chilli

    For the Gobi Manchurian

    • 1 cup Cauliflower florets
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 cup All Purpose Flour /Maida
    • 2 tbsp Corn Flour
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 1/2 tsp Green Chilli paste
    • 1 long Green Chilli
    • 1 tsp Soy Sauce
    • A pinch Red Food Colour
    • Water to make batter
    • Cooking Oil for deep frying

    For the Fried Rice

    • 2 tsp Cooking Oil
    • 1 cup Mixed Vegetable I used Carrot, Beans, and Cabbage
    • 4 stack Spring Onions
    • 1 Green Chillies
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Pepper Powder

    Instructions

    For the rice

    • Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
    • In a nonstick pan, heat oil, saute the whole spices and add green chilies and ginger garlic paste.
    • Then add drained rice and saute for a couple of mins.
    • Add 1 & 1/2 cup water for each cup of rice. Add salt and bring it to boil. Simmer and cook till done. Keep it aside.

    For the Gobi Manchurian

    • Wash and soak the Gobi in salted hot water for 10 mins.Wash again.
    • In a bowl, mix the flours, along with all the other ingredients except oil.
    • Heat the oil for deep frying.
    • Dip in the Gobi and deep fry in oil

    For the Fried Rice

    • Meanwhile, have another nonstick pan on heat, add oil sprinkle cumin and let it crackle. Add the spring onions along with green chilies.
    • Then saute all the vegetables till they are done, yet crunchy. Add the soya sauce, pepper, and salt. Add the fried gobis and mix everything.
    • Add the cooked rice and combine everything together.
    • Adjust spice and finally add the spring onion greens.

    Notes

    In a typical Fried rice that is part of the Indo Chinese cuisine, cumin seeds are not added.
    The rice that is made today was just ghee rice that was part of the non vegetarian meal as well. Didn't want to make two different rice dishes. Normally when you make fried rice, the rice is cooked with just salt.
    Even though I added green chilies in three different stages, the final dish wasn't so spicy. so you can adjust as per your taste.
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    Comments

    1. Manju Modiyani says

      August 04, 2013 at 7:43 pm

      Love the idea of fried gobi..simply delicious! Got to try this one for sure! 🙂

      Reply
    2. Corporate to Kitchen says

      August 05, 2013 at 3:13 am

      Love this gobi fried rice. This is defenietly our Indian chinese street food which is called as GOPI MANJOOREAN fried rice:) hahaha Your fried rice looks very tempting.

      Reply
    3. Pavani N says

      August 05, 2013 at 3:16 am

      What a yummy looking rice dish. Love that fried cauliflower twist to regular fried rice.. Bookmarked!!

      Reply
    4. nayana says

      August 05, 2013 at 3:53 am

      rice looks very delicious and with all the vegetables, healthy too...

      Reply
    5. Swati Raman Garg says

      August 05, 2013 at 5:25 am

      Looks like too much of work.. But a gopi manjuri can never go wrong.. Come to think of it.. I hv never made gobi manchurian myself

      Reply
    6. Magee C says

      August 05, 2013 at 6:02 am

      Yummy recipe...i am sure it will be a hit in my home...and you know i am going to tirupathi by next week, will try my best to taste this street food and tell you..

      Reply
    7. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      August 05, 2013 at 2:26 pm

      finger licking good!!! yummmmm

      Reply
    8. Priya Suresh says

      August 05, 2013 at 9:20 am

      Gobi fried rice is in my to do list too, an excellent lunch,inviting seriously.

      Reply
    9. Gujarati Zaika says

      August 05, 2013 at 9:29 am

      Tempting recipe...send to my event..
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    10. Sapana Behl says

      August 05, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      It's a good idea to use fried gobi in rice ! Never tried and heard about this ! Bookmarked!!

      Reply
    11. vaishali sabnani says

      August 05, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      I love your treat...and it sounds so delicious..must try this ..totally bored with the paneer version..even I love to pamper myself sometimes.

      Reply
    12. Preeti Garg says

      August 05, 2013 at 4:16 pm

      Rice look delicious and tempting

      Reply
    13. divya says

      August 05, 2013 at 5:19 pm

      looks sooo tempting n delicious..

      Reply
    14. Sreevalli E says

      August 05, 2013 at 6:51 pm

      Yummy recipe valli..IT's so tempting..

      Reply
    15. Denny says

      August 05, 2013 at 10:15 pm

      FIrst time hearing of gobi fried rice. Looks delicious.

      Reply
    16. Veena Theagarajan says

      August 06, 2013 at 4:50 am

      fried gobi fried rice? new to me.. looks yummy

      Reply
    17. Rajani S says

      August 06, 2013 at 8:42 am

      Its amazing to see how innovative food in small eat outs can be!!I guess the whole idea of tawa pulao was some great thinking by the Mumbai street food guys, rt? Anyway, your gobi rice looks great and is right now tempting me to go make it for Shreyas 🙂

      Reply
    18. Gayathri Kumar says

      August 06, 2013 at 10:11 am

      Very innovative idea. Rice looks very delicious and next time when i visit Thirumala, I need to try this...

      Reply
    19. Preetha Soumyan says

      August 06, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Valli, i love ur innovative ideas that somes to ur mind so soon... wow.. fried looks tenpting....
      Tell me in India which is the best Basmathi rice to cook for fried rice..bcoz when i tried with india gate, my fried rice turned into veggie biriyani dish hahaha.....

      Reply
    20. Jayanthi says

      August 07, 2013 at 5:58 pm

      Love, love, love the idea. Looks awesome and very tempting. Now you are invoking my creative juices to try all the other variations to this gobi fried rice. Nice one Valli!

      Reply
    21. Harini-Jaya R says

      August 07, 2013 at 6:07 pm

      Looks so tempting Valli. I have never tasted Gobi Fried Rice as a street food.

      Reply
    22. Anonymous says

      August 07, 2013 at 8:39 pm

      Your english is terrible. Please work on it.

      Reply
    23. Srivalli says

      August 08, 2013 at 2:44 am

      Thank you everybody!

      Anon, thank you...I know, I am still trying to improve!

      Reply
    24. ZeeKhana Khazana says

      August 08, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      Now after reading this I am not new with gobi Manchurian or gobi and fried rice. You have explained a good combination of best easy indian food recipes and anybody can cook at home as well.

      Reply
    25. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      August 09, 2013 at 10:37 pm

      Lovely idea of combining the manchurian with the rice. Two of my favorite dishes 🙂

      Reply
    26. Padmajha PJ says

      August 10, 2013 at 9:02 am

      We used to go to Tirupathi regularly when I was a kid. But dad never let me eat such stuffs,you know why! This rice is so inviting and I have been drooling over your pics for quite sometime. Very innovative recipe and thanks for sharing.This too is joining the bookmarked recipes 🙂

      Reply

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