| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables |
Vegetarian |
Vegetarian |
3 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
|
Cauliflower, separated |
|
|
into florets |
| 1 |
c |
Frozen petite green peas |
| 6 |
|
Tomatoes |
| 6 |
|
Onions |
| 1 |
c |
Plain yogurt |
| 1 |
c |
Water |
| 1 |
|
Stick cinnamon |
| 4 |
|
Cardamom, elaichi crushed |
| 4 |
|
Cloves, lavang powdered |
| 1 |
t |
Turmeric powder |
| 1 |
t |
Coriander powder |
| 2 |
t |
Garam masala powder |
| 2 |
t |
Mild cayenne pepper powder |
| 2 |
|
Green chili peppers |
| 3 |
|
Cloves garlic |
| 1 |
|
Piece ginger |
| 1 |
T |
Vegetable oil |
|
|
Salt |
|
|
Blanched, slivered almonds |
|
|
and/or cashews. |
INSTRUCTIONS
Toss cauliflower and peas in one of the inner bowls of the pressure
cooker. Wash with water and drain. Sprinkle with some salt. Steam this
in the pressure cooker. (you can cook rice in the other bowl of the
pressure cooker simultaneously). Meanwhile, chop the tomatoes; dice
the onions. Grind into paste: half the onions, together with the
other ingredients for the masala. Heat a little oil, add cinnamon,
cloves, and remaining onions. Fry until onions are turning golden. (if
you're going for the pretentious touch, you can add the
almonds/cashews now.) Add the masala paste and mix/fry well, stirring
continuously. Beat the yogurt with the tomatoes. Stir into the frying
pan. Turn off the heat and cover, (but keep stirring frequently). Wait
for the pressure cooker to release pressure gradually until it is safe
to open. Add cauliflower and peas to the frying pan, turn the heat
back on and add a cup of water with salt according to taste. Cook
until gravy thickens. 9 The ideal appearance is a chunks of
cauliflower in thick saffron coloured gravy (color comes from the
turmeric). 9. Garnish with your choice of freshly chopped cilantro,
mint and any other unidentifiable :-) herbs shredded green chili
peppers, finely chopped green and red bell peppers, NOTES: 1. This is
a simple preparation, though slightly more complicated than the
sag-aloo (spicy spinach & potatoes) that I posted a few days ago. 2.
Total time required is about 45 minutes. But I find it feels like
less since it does not demand undivided attention. 3. Quite
inexpensive, even with the almonds and cashews and the fancy geegaws.
** IMPORTANT ** 4. About the cayenne pepper... I find that because
of the cooling effect of the yogurt, 2 spoons of MILD cayenne pepper
works for me. However, it depends on whether you want your mouth
watering and your eyes lighting up, or the other way 'round. :-)
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