Thursday, August 2, 2012

Cauliflower Kurma



INGREDIENTS:
Cauliflower - 1small
Peas - 1/4cup
Onion - 1/2
Green chili - 1
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 4
Ginger - 1/2 to garlic
Fennel seed - 1/4sp
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon - 1 small stick
Clove - 2
Kulambu milagu podi - 1 1/2sp
Salt - to taste


METHOD:

  • Wash cauliflower with hot water and cut into pieces.
  • Chop onion and tomatoes. Grind ginger, garlic,fennenl seed and coconut.
  • In a kadai add oil. Once heated add cinnamon, cloves, onion, green chili and fry till the onion becomes light brown.
  • Now add tomato and fry till it is soft.
  • Then add cauliflower, peas and the grinded coconut paste.
  • Add kulambu milagu podi, salt, turmeric powder and close to boil.
  • Once the cauliflower is cooked off the flame.
  • Serve hot with chapathi, rice or idli/dosa.
NOTE:
  • We can also grind the cinnamon and clove along with the ginger, garlic, coconut paste.
  • We can also substitute kulambu milagu podi with 2sp of coriander powder, 1/2sp of red chili powder and 1/2sp of pepper powder