Gobi Masala ~ Cauliflower in a rich gravy
Serves: 6- 8 ppl
Gobi - 800 gms (big one)
Ginger Garlic Green chillies - 1 tbsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Curds/ Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Onions - 3 medium
Poppy Seeds + Cashews nut paste - 2 tbsp
Oil - 3/4 cup
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnish
Method to prepare:
Wash and clean the cauliflower into florets. This can be done by soaking it in salted warm water with closed lid.
Heat a non stick thick bottom pan with oil. Add the finely chopped onions, fry well. Then add the ginger garlic green chili paste, sauté till its brown.
Add the chopped tomatoes along with all the spice powders and salt. Simmer and cook till the oil starts coming on sides. Add the curds little by little so that it blends well and also comes out as a thick creamy gravy.
Once all the curds is done, add the drained cauliflower and add to the pan. Mix well with the spices and cover with lid and let it simmer for 5 - 7 mins, till you feel the florets are blended with the masala.
Add 1/2 cup water and either put it for whistle, remove from stove and remove the whistle immediately or the cauliflower becomes too mushy.
In another pan cook the Poppy seeds and Cashew nut paste with 1/2 cup water and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, add the gobi to it and simmer for few minutes. Finally add in the chopped coriander leaves.
Goes great with Rotis.
Note: This dish is best done in a really thick bottom pan, so that it doesn't get burnt.
So coming back to the movies, which was the recent one you all watched? Of course most names I will have to google and check out.
I am already looking forward for the weekend, though I might end up working through them!
Nithya Praveen says
Glad to know you had a nice time.Once in a while a movie is surely a great stress buster,i think.The addition of poppyseed and cashewnut is what makes the difference i suppose...looks wonderful!
Pavithra says
Wow gobi masala is really looking tempting and rich..perfect for roti and pulav.
Superchef says
simple and an all time favourite with everyone!
DEESHA says
its been ages since we saw a movie at the theater too .. nice gobi masala. my fave veggie
Varsha Vipins says
valli..I really liked the thick rich look of this gravy,but where do we have to add the yogurt?
Divya Vikram says
Looks rich n creamy! Am making this for dinner tonight!
Parita says
Wow delicious curry..never made using poppy seeds, cashews and curd..yum yum..will try this soon!!
Prathibha says
That looks really yummy...Perfect combo for rotis..
Desmone007 says
Sounds like you had a good time. That Gobi Masala looks very tempting indeed.
Laavanya says
THat gobi masala looks so tempting and rich...
Pooja says
Rich and yummy gravy...kick movie is no nice..Getting comedy movies rarely these days..
jayasree says
Gobi masala looks creamy and rich... Nice that you enjoyed the movie.
Cilantro says
There were times we watched movies with family. Nowadays we are not able to watch them with my daughter,the dialogues are really bad and my daughter will tend to catch them first since it is the first time she is hearing them.
Cauliflower gravy looks perfect.
Srivalli says
oops..forgot abt the curds...updated it now..thanks Varsha..
Aparna says
Looks delicious and sounds like a cauliflower kurma, sort of.
Great you had a chance to take a fun evening out without worrying about the kids or dinner.
RAKS KITCHEN says
This looks really nice,i will definitely try:)
Preeti Singh says
Dish looks tempting...I love gobi in any form (masala , dry, paratha). 🙂
Nirmala says
Its almost 7 long years I went to a theatre. Read it in privacy "I am living on DVD's (pirated) ;)" The gravy looks totally yummy and this would go well with paneer too!
prajusha says
gobi masala loosk rich and yummy
Kayal says
Movie with kids? Its better to stay home and watch the TV. The gravy looks so rich and yummy.
Sharmila says
Am making this the next time I get gobhi. Looks so creamy ! 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
There is comedy still alive in telugu movies.....Gobi masala is new to me...Looks creamy, spicy and yum...
Suparna says
hi valli,
great movie adventure there:)
wow!the cauliflower in that dreamy creamy gavy looks so damn tempting.
should we call it nawabi gobi?! for it looks so rich in taste 🙂
good one as always!
TC
Mallugirl says
i miss those days when my browas here and we could leave kids there and go for movies. now movies are relegated to only dvd on friday nights.:) have to try ur gobi..
anudivya says
The cashew and the poppy seeds paste would definitely add such a rich taste... looks fab.
Shreya says
so nice to hear you had fun at the movies..this gobi masala is so tempting..such a great combo for rotis..indeed a rich gravy with cashews and poppy seeds..
Happy cook says
Wow that looks really creamy.
When Shyama was small we too hardly went for any movie unless if she was stying overnigh with my inlaws.
Cauliflower look so creamy delicous.
egglesscooking says
Staying abroad we don't get a chance to go to movies with the spouse unless we have our mothers here. So all the movies we watch are from the internet or DVD.
Yesterday we watched Kanda Naal Mudhal on the internet. It was a romantic comedy directed by a female director (Maniratnam's assistant). The movie is 2-3 years old, I guess. We had a good laugh and it was decent too. I think more female directors should come to stop the glamour ride.
I make a similar gobi dish, but without curd. I will try this method too because my husband loves cauliflower in all its form.
Priya says
Creamy gobi masala looks fabulous..goes prefectly with rotis!
A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
Gobi masala is indeed rich. Looks perfect.
notyet100 says
gobhi masala looks yum.never tried with poppy seeds,...its been long since i went mvie,..lst one i guess was delhi6 which i truly enjoyed,,:-)
Alka says
Nice post valli, and i am glad to have a person around me, who think and feel on almost same note that i do...Romantic flicks was a thing of past, now they seem like too mushy for my taste, or may be nowadays the definition of romance had changed....comedy is always wht i look forward to in movies and Tele-serials, but not of cheap types ..and huh last movie in theatre was Jumbo, a film for kiddies, and though i hardly enjoyed the movie, but sitting next to a giggling kid, who was enjoying it was surely a pleasure ...the last movie i enjoyed with hubby dear in a theatre was The Independence day, and i simply loved it...after that the few ones that we tried to watch with a cranky kid towed in, were disasters ,and we generally moved out before intervals...lol
This Gobi masala is so different from wht i generally make, i am in for all the types of variations...but can i shallow fry Gobi b4 putting it in gravy...coz i hardly like the taste otherwise
Anonymous says
Gobi masala looks so good. I am sure going to try your method.Thanks.
Radha
Anonymous says
nice receipe,but still could have said more clearly abt poppyseeds & cashewnuts.
how do u grind small amounts of poppy seeds.
Srivalli says
Thanks friends for your compliments...
, Anon, I normally have poppy seeds powder handy..so just add as much as required...Will be covering these in my basic series...
Anonymous says
Good one.