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    Home » Vegetarian Side Dishes » Cauliflower Curry ~ Side Dish for Roti | Lunch Box Series : LBS#79

    Cauliflower Curry ~ Side Dish for Roti | Lunch Box Series : LBS#79

    Published: Mar 26, 2015 · Modified: Oct 27, 2020 by Srivalli · 13 Comments

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    For the final day under Bookmarked Recipes, I have a simple Cauliflower subzi. I love cauliflower, at least to look at and enjoy how pretty it looks. Well true, most times when it is in season, that's what I seem to do. Buy big flowers and completely forget that it's lying around the fridge. When it is other months, I ardently think about ways I would cook with cauliflower and very religiously note down recipes that I would want to make during the season.Only seasons come and go and my list will ever be growing longer and longer. And I won't be anywhere close to even attempting to do one recipe from my list. There was this other day when we had a huge flower and it was a nonveg day of the week. While we were making Mutton Keema for the rest, I decided I would make some Cauliflower Subzi for Amma and myself. This particular Cauliflower is my favorite version and I made excess as I knew my colleagues like it.

    Amma called up later, asking why I had cooked so much for her. She said she doesn't like cauliflower. I was surprised. I never realized she doesn't particularly like it. Somehow I hadn't taken that information very seriously. Anyway, my colleagues loved it and I was again thinking I must make another version soon. Back home when I was telling Amma about the afternoon lunch, she suggested I make another version that she was talking about.

    So after a couple of days, this subzi was prepared for my lunch. This is no Onion, no garlic recipe, and tastes great with rotis. Or even mild pulaos. The other subzi that's almost similar to this in texture is this Aloo Gobi Subzi, which tastes great with rotis too.

    After a long time, I am showcasing my actual lunch box. I have been taking rotis for my lunch and along with this cauliflower curry, I had chow chow channa dal kootu and curds.

     

    Cauliflower Curry

    Ingredients Needed:

    Cauliflower florets - 2 cups
    Oil for deep frying

    Spice powder

    Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
    Dry Ginger - 1"

    Dry roast the spices and make a paste with water. Keep it aside.

    For the gravy

    Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Oil - 2 tsp
    Tomato puree - 1 cup
    Salt to taste
    Turmeric powder a pinch

    How to make curry

    Wash and prep the florets. Soak in hot salted water and remove.

    Dry pat and let it get dried completely.

    Heat a kadai with just enough oil for deep frying, and deep fry the florets. Remove to a bowl and keep it aside.

    Heat a nonstick pan with oil, temper with mustard and cumin seeds. Then add the fennel and sonti paste and mix well. Add water and bring to boil. Now add the tomato puree and red chili powder along with salt and turmeric powder.

    When it thickens a bit and the sauce gets cooked well, add the fried cauliflower and combine everything well.

    Simmer till the curry gets cooked well and the cauliflower is nicely coated with the masala.

    Serve with rotis.

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    Cauliflower Curry ~ Side Dish for Roti | Lunch Box Series : LBS#79

    Course Main Dish - Gravies
    Dish Type Cauliflower Dishes
    Author Srivalli
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    Comments

    1. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      March 26, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      Very simple and elegant side for roti... Am loving it..

      Reply
    2. Suma Gandlur says

      March 26, 2015 at 7:39 pm

      Going by the ingredients' list, I thought it had a mustard-cumin paste. 🙂 This is one great side dish when you don't consume onion-garlic.

      Reply
    3. sneha datar says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Delicious cauliflower curry.

      Reply
    4. Varadas Kitchen says

      March 27, 2015 at 11:43 am

      A simple preparation. I like these recipes when the vegetable is in season. Brings out the flavor of the ingredients.

      Reply
    5. [email protected] says

      March 27, 2015 at 7:13 am

      I am sure this is yummy and great to serve with rice or noodles. I am thinking to add some full cream milk or yogurt, I always like creamy curry. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Srividhya says

      March 27, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      A great dry curry for roti

      Reply
    7. Padmajha PJ says

      March 27, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      Lovely curry Srivalli...Great with roti..

      Reply
    8. sushma says

      March 27, 2015 at 6:15 pm

      I love cauliflower in any form it is. Looks great

      Reply
    9. Pavani N says

      March 28, 2015 at 12:08 am

      Very interesting combination of spices. Cauliflower curry must have tasted yummy!!

      Reply
    10. vaishali sabnani says

      March 28, 2015 at 12:33 am

      The curry looks delicious and interesting though if I were to make I would skip deep frying:)

      Reply
    11. Harini-Jaya R says

      March 28, 2015 at 11:46 pm

      Very rich and tempting curry.

      Reply
    12. Priya Suresh says

      March 29, 2015 at 7:38 pm

      Love this curry very much with rasam rice.

      Reply
    13. Priya Srinivasan says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      The curry looks tempting,must be awesome with roti!!

      Reply

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