Well the way our streets are adorned with big heaps of cauliflower, it is but natural that you find yourself indulging in a Cauliflower mania! Typically this season, we find ourselves cooking or eating Cauliflower parathas, Pakodas, Cauliflower Sukhi, Cauliflower Subji, Masala etc. The list is endless, unless of course, somebody has actually made a halwa or a cake with a cauliflower! I am not surprised though.
Anyway, you won't find me attempting that for sure. Athamma, as I was saying the other day, insisted that we take advantage of the bounty seen on the roads. And one fine day, got a big flower herself. This happened couple of days before we decided on the trip. These days Athamma has taken on herself to visit the local market. Initial she used take Konda along with her during Konda's hols. But I think she has mustered enough courage to cross the language barrier and just manage to pick up anything and everything she feels like.So I ended up making subji twice and something else.
In end I still found some florets lying in the fridge. I thought four days shouldn't affect it really. Well it didn't, it was still as fresh as how I put it in. For want of better lunch box ideas, I was thinking what I was going to make as the side dish for the Okra Sambar I planned. The beautiful florets came to mind. It was literally calling me ok, pleading infact for ignoring it for so long. I decided I was going to make a Sukhi with it as a side for the dal. Come what may as a reaction from hubby, I decided to go ahead.
Today's Lunch Box had
Lady's finger Sambar
Dry Spiced Cauliflower ~ Sukhi Gobi with Roasted groundnut powder
Plain Rice
Curd Rice
Since Aquadaze sent a mail with her event on nuts focused on peanuts, I was keen on sending something as I am so fond of these. So this sukhi was seasoned with roasted groundnut powder, which gave such a sublime taste to the cauliflower, I couldn't believe it was possible. I called up hubby and asked if he liked, he said he did. Best was my colleagues liked it very much and were lamenting that I didn't get enough. This is surely something I am going to be making more often!
Dry Spiced Cauliflower ~ Sukhi Gobi with Roasted groundnut powder.
Cauliflower florets - 250 gms
Onion - 1 medium
Chili powder - 1/ 2 tsp
Coriander - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric a pinch
Mustard seeds - a pinch
Curry leaves- 4-5 leaves
Groundnut powder - 2 tsp
Method to prepare:
Wash cauliflower and soak in salted hot water for 10 mins. let it drain.
Heat a kadai with oil, splutter mustard seeds along with curry leaves. Then sauté onions till they are brown.
Add the drained cauliflower, sprinkle the turmeric and salt. Cover with a lid and simmer for 5- 6 mins.
Then add the chili, coriander and garam masala. Stir well and again simmer for 5 mins. Let the steam get back in, so that the florets get cooked in the process.
Finally add the groundnut powder and mix well. Let it cook for 2-3 mins.
Chitra says
Hmm...ur lunch box made me hungry:)Yummy sukhi gobi:)thanx for posting!!
aquadaze says
:)) hugs..and thanks!! such a lovely twist to the cauliflower..I get bored of eating the same sabzi made the same way everytime - this one should be a nice change!
sriharivatsan says
Srivalli, nowadays am checking your lunch box series when i didn't get any idea what to give for lunch to my DH...Another yummy dish from you..Tx for sharing dear..
Divya Kudua says
I recently blogged about aloo-gobhi and my hubbys reaction..hehe.This one looks exactly like how he pictures the dish..dry and shriveled look of the gobi in the masala..am gonna try out this one for sure!!
Shama Nagarajan says
wow..lovely lunch..yummy
Sunshinemom says
Tasty dabba - where do you work? I will join there esp. for lunch:) Thank you, Valli for the entry too!!
Simran says
We eat lot of cauliflower in this season too. Great recipe
notyet100 says
never tried gobhi with peanuts,..this version looks yum,..
Navita says
Srivalli great recipe.
Indhu says
yummy cauliflower 🙂
very nice pictures and I like all your lunchbox series... nice combos there...
jayasri says
hi,
I have never tried like this must try some time looks very interesting and yummy too 🙂
Varsha Vipins says
Sukhi GObi looks so yummy Valli..:)
indosungod says
I love the look of the dry spiced up cauliflower Valli, certain members 🙂 of my family are unhappy when given mushy cauliflower.
How about some Cauliflower pickle?
Some Kinda Wonderful says
Ummmm, my mouth is watering. This dish sounds so good. I will be tying this one. I don't have any cauliflower today, but I will get some this weekend. I love peanuts, too. They add flavor to so many things.
Jayashree says
The groundnut powder sounds like a nice, flavourful touch.
Srivalli says
Thank you all for stopping by...
Madhu says
Like the way gobi looks, adding peanut powder gives very tasty flavour.
Poornima Nair says
Hi Srivalli...Dry Cauliflower looks so good...adding peanuts is something i will surely try...
veggie belly says
Thats a great sounding recipe. And im pretty sure it is yellow. Hey, it does have turmeric in it 😉 The groundnut powder is peanut, right?
Alka says
My tummy is grumbling now coz i am damn hungry...not because i haven't ate anyhting ,but because dal rice and gobi subzi is my weakness and i just cant resist it 😉
suparna says
wow this gobi sabzi with a peanut twist looks yummy! will surely try it. Thanks for the easy and lovely recipe 🙂
Mallugirl says
That cauliflower looks really caramelised and yummy!!
Priya Sriram says
The lunchbox recipe idea is a wonderful one. Everyday I struggle to decide on what to cook. It really will help me and a lot others like me...
Thanks Srivalli for this wonderful job!
-Priya
Marie says
this is going to be made at my home tomorrow night for dinner. I was planning to cook cauliflower anyway. will try this out.
Induslady says
Hi Srivalli,
I tried your sukka gobi recipe flavored with ground nut powder. OMG, it was so yummy. Adding ground nut powder made the curry so tasty. I had with rice and moongdhal sabzi and it was just heavenly.
I'm sure this recipe is going to be the winner in the contest you have sent it to.
meeso says
Awesome cauliflower!
suparna says
Srivalli, I tried this dish and it came out damn well :0 THANKS for this simple and easy recipe.
Rajee says
Yummy and crunchy cauliflower!
Uma says
I made the cauliflower sabji today and it came out very well. Thanks. I don't know whether you remember me, I am from GDM.