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Chettinad Cauliflower curry

Posted on 26 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • 230 ml – coconut milk
  • 3 – baby potatoes, unpeeled and quartered
  • 2 – tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 – medium onions, sliced
  • 1 1/2 tsp – black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp – fennel seeds
  • 3 – large dried red chillies
  • 3 tbsp – ghee
  • 1 1/2 tbsp – grated ginger
  • 1/2 tsp – hot red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp – grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup – tomato paste
  • 5 – curry leaves
  • 1 1/2 tbsp – lime juice
  • 1 – medium cauliflower washed, stems removed and cut into medium florets

Method:

  • Coarsely grind the peppercorns, fennel seeds, red chillies and poppy seeds.
  • Heat ghee in a large work. Saute onions until light brown.
  • Add ginger, chill powder, nutmeg and ground spices, stir and cook until it releases its aroma.
  • Add cauliflower florets and stir fry for 3-4 mins.
  • Add all the remaining ingredients except cauliflower.
  • Add the cauliflower when the potato is half cooked.
  • Simmer and cook until the sauce thickens and the cauliflower is cooked crisp-tender.
  • Do not overcook the cauliflower.

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Gobi Manchurian dry

Posted on 11 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Cauliflower – 1/4 portion of a large Cauliflower
  • Green chili – 1 or 2
  • Garlic – 2 to 3 cloves of large size
  • Onion – 1/4
  • Soy sauce – 3 tspn
  • Tomato sauce – 2 tspn
  • Chili sauce – 1½ tspn
  • Oil – 1 or 2 tspn
  • For batter:
  • All purpose flour (Maida) or Corn flour – 3 spoons
  • Rice flour – 2 spoons
  • Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tspn
  • Chili powder – 1/2 tspn
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – to deep fry

Method:

  • Cut Cauliflower into small florets. Boil water in a pan with little Turmeric powder and Salt. Add Cauliflower florets and leave that in hot water for 5 minutes. Cut Onion into big chunks. Chop garlic into small pieces. Keep all this aside.
  • Prepare the batter by mixing All purpose flour, Rice flour, Ginger garlic paste, Chili powder, Salt and Water in a bowl. The batter should not be too thick or too thin.
  • Heat enough Oil in a pan to deep fry. Once the Oil is hot enough, reduce the heat to medium. Dip the cauliflower florets in batter, drop gently into the hot Oil, turning once in a while, deep fry them till they are golden brown and crispy. Deep fry all the cauliflower florets like this.
  • Remove them and drain on paper towels.
  • Then heat 1 or 2 tspns of Oil in another pan. Add Green chilies and Garlic, fry them for a minute.
  • Add Onion and fry them for 2 minutes.
  • Add Soy sauce, Tomato sauce, Chili Sauce and saute it for 1 or 2 minutes.
  • Add 1/4 cup of water and cook this for 2 minutes in medium heat. If you want gravy add some more water.
  • Finally add deep fried Cauliflower florets and mix it with the sauce for 1 or 2 minutes. Then remove from heat.

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Chettinad Cauliflower Dosai

Posted on 16 April 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Dosai Batter – 4 Cups
  • Cauli flower – 1 cup finely cut into small pieces
  • Green Chillies – 2
  • cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • onion – 1 finely chopped
  • Tomato – 1 finely chopped
  • Red Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil for frying

Method:

  • Heat a little oil in a pan, then add cumin sedds, when it splutters add onion and green chillies and saute.
  • When it turns golden brown add tomato, red chilli powder, Cauli flower – (finely cut into small pieces) salt and saute for a few minutes till it gets cooked.Keep this sepeartely.
  • Dilute the dosai batter with water, if necessary.Pour like ‘dosa’ and when it gets cooked well one side and add little more oil and turn and cook well.

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Aloo Gobi

Posted on 11 February 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Potato – 2 (small sized)
  • Cauliflower – 3/4 of medium size flower
  • Onion – 1
  • Mustard seeds and Urad dal – 1/2 tspn
  • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tspn
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Coriander powder – 2 tspns
  • Chili powder – 1/2 tspn
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil
  • Coriander leaves – few (optional)

Method:

  • Cut Potato into small cubes. Cut cauliflower into small florets and clean this in hot water. Slice onion length-wise. Keep all this aside.
  • Cook Potato cubes with little salt till they are tender. Don’t over cook them.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add Mustard seeds, Urad dal and Cumin seeds. Once the seeds splutters, add Onion and Curry leaves, fry till it turns into golden brown.
  • Add Cauliflower florets and fry till it turns into light brown.
  • Add Coriander powder and Chili powder, fry till the smell of masala goes off.
  • Add very little water and Salt to it. Cover and cook the cauliflower florets.
  • Once the cauliflower florets are almost cooked, add cooked Potato cubes and mix with the masala, stir this for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Finally garnish with coriander leaves if you like.

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