Coming to the Cookbook Challenge I chose a recipe from one of my recipe booklet came along with pressure cooker.
In the original recipe,the curry is made in the pressure cooker with one whistle.As I was not sure how the cauliflower would be after pressure cook so made it in the open pan.I reduced the chilly powder from the original recipe,as I feed for kids the same curry.The curry/masala came out so creamy and delicious with perfect spicy and I paired up with rotis for our dinner.Off to the recipe...................................
Spicy Caulifloer Masala/Spicy Cauliflower Curry
Cooking time 25-30 minutes
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
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Cauliflower florets | 3 cups |
Onion(fineley chopped) | 2 (medium size) |
Tomato | 2 (large size) |
Red chilly powder | 1 tsp |
Turmeric powder/manjal podi | 1/4 tsp |
Coriander powder/dhaniya podi | 1 tbs |
1/2 tsp | |
Cumin powder/jeerga podi | 1/4 tsp |
Yogurt/curd/thayir | 1/4 cup |
Coriander leaves/kothamalli | 1 tbs(chopped) |
Salt | 11/2 tsp |
Oil | 2 tbs |
Grind to a fine paste - 1
Ingredient | Quantity |
---|---|
Garlic/poondu | 4-5 cloves |
Ginger/inji | 1 inch |
Green chilly/pachamilagai | 2 |
Grind to a fine paste - 2
Method
Ingredient | Quantity |
---|---|
Poppy seeds/kasakasaa | 2 tsp |
Cashews/mundiri | 1 tbs |
- In bowl take hot water put the salt and add the cauliflower florets,keep it for 2-3 minutes and drain the water.Grind the ingredients given 1 and 2 separately.Also grind the tomatoes in a blender to a fine puree and keep it aside.
- Heat a pan with oil and saute the onions till transparent.Then add the ginger,garlic and green chilly paste and saute it until the raw smell disappears.Now add the pureed tomatoes and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
- Then goes in the spice powders and salt,mix it well and cook it till the oil separates.Now add the whisked yogurt and mix it well and add around 1/2 cup of water.Let it boil for 3-4 minutes or till the raw smell goes off.
- Now add in the blanched cauliflower florets and cook it for 3-4 minutes.Finally add the cashew and poppy seed paste along with another 1/2 cup of water.Cook it for another couple of minutes and put off the flame.Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve it with Pulkhas or roti
Enjoy.............................................
- Do not cook the cauliflower for a long time in the hot water.
- The amount of chilly powder can be increase if you need a spicy version.
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