28 November 2011

Cauliflower Curry

Preparation Time: 30 mins


Ingredients:
  • Cauliflower - 1 Big size
  • Onion - 2 medium
  • Cashwes - 1/4 cup
  • Curry leaves - 4-5
  • Poppy Seeds - 1 sp
  • Coconut (grated) - 4 sp
  • Ginger - 1/2 sp
  • Gralic- 8-9 cloves
  • Jeera - 1 sp
  • Oil - 3 sp
  • Ghee - 2sp
  • Tomato - 2
  • Green chili - 2
  • Red chili powder - 3/4 sp
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 sp
  • Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
  • Cardamom - 2
  • Salt - As per requirement
  • Coriander leaves/Cilantro - 1/4 cup


Method :


  1. Cut cauliflower into small floretts and clean with the boiling water with a 1/2 sp of salt. Continue to boil for 2 mins, Drain excees water, keep it aside.
  2. Chopp Onion, Tomato, Green Chili, Coriander/Cilantro Finely.
  3. To prepare Gravy - In a mixer jar, add, Grated coconut, Poppy seeds(fried), Ginger, Garlic and small quantity of water and prepare smooth paste.
  4. In a large pan, heat Ghee, and fry Cashews to a light brown. keep it aside.
  5. Now to the same pan with ghee, add 2-3 sp Oil and allow to become hot.
  6. Add whole spice, Cinnamon and Cardamom fry well.
  7. Add Jeera and allow to splutter.
  8. Add Curry leaves.
  9. Add finely chopped Onions and fry for few minutes until its transparent.
  10. Add finely chopped, green chilies and tomatoes and fry until tomatoes turn into soft.
  11. Add Cauliflower florettes from Step#1 and continue to fry.
  12. Add the smooth gravy from step# 3.
  13. Add water to adjust the consistency and allow to boil.
  14. Add Salt, Red Chili powder, Garam masala, mix well, allow to boil for 2 mins.
  15. Just before serving, add fried Cashwes from step#4, garnish with finely chopped Coriander leaves/Cilantro and serve along with Chapati/Roti.

Ps: Instead of only Cauliflower, we can replace it with combination of Potato, Green Peas and Cauliflower.