Cauliflower Curry (North Indian Style)
Cauliflower curry is a healthy and delicious North Indian style gravy made with cauliflower, onions, spices and herbs. It goes very well with chapatis or rice.
Ingredients
- 300 grams cauliflower or 2.5 to 3 cups chopped cauliflower
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 onion finely chopped, or ⅓ cup chopped onions, medium
- 1.5 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 tomato or 1 cup chopped tomatoes, medium, chopped
- 1 green chili - chopped
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder (ground coriander)
- ¾ to 1 cup water or add as required
- salt as required
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon kasuri methi - crushed (dry fenugreek leaves)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons Coriander leaves cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan or kadai. You can use any neutral flavored oil.
- Keep the heat to low. Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Then add ⅓ cup chopped onions.
- Saute the onions stirring often on medium-low heat till they become translucent.
- Next add 1.5 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste or crushed ginger-garlic.
- Mix and saute the ginger-garlic, till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.
- Reduce the heat to a low. Then add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder and ½ teaspoon coriander powder.
- Keep the heat low, mix the spices very well. You can even switch off the flame.
- Next add 1 cup chopped tomatoes and 1 green chili (chopped).
- Mix the tomatoes very well and begin to saute them on a low to medium-low flame.
- Saute till the tomatoes become soften, becoming mushy and you see oil releasing from sides of the pan.
- Then add 2.5 to 3 cups chopped cauliflower florets. If you want, you can even blanch the cauliflower in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Stir and mix the cauliflower very well with the masala.
- Season with salt as per taste. Stir again and mix very well.
cooking cauliflower curry
- Then add ¾ to 1 cup water or add as required.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a low to medium-low flame till the cauliflower is cooked and tender.
- Do check in between and if the water dries up, you can add more water.
- Once the cauliflower is done, then add ¼ teaspoon kasuri methi. Crush the kasuri methi and then add.
- Mix again well and switch off the heat.
- Lastly add 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Serve cauliflower curry hot or warm with chapatis or steamed rice. You can also serve it as a side dish with a combo of dal-rice or any veg gravy and rice.
Notes
- This recipe can be scaled easily.
- Use fresh and tender cauliflower.
- The amount of spices can be varied as per your taste.
- Other veggies that you can add to the dish are potatoes and green peas.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 401kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 283mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 1327mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 1590IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 174.3mg | 194% |
| Calcium | 93mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.