Monday, January 25, 2010

Aloo Gobi

 

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Ingredients

 

  1. Cauliflower florets - 2 cups 
  2. Potatoes – 2 cubed
  3. Onion - 1/2 medium chopped
  4. Tomato - 1 medium
  5. Green chilli - 4
  6. Fresh Ginger Garlic crushed - 1 1/2 tsp
  7. Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  8. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  9. Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
  10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  11. Hing - 1/4 tsp
  12. Lime juice - 1 tsp
  13. Dry methi leaves - 2 tbsp
  14. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  15. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  16. Salt - to taste
  17. Oil - 1 tsp
  18. Coriander leaves chopped - to garnish

Method

 

  1. Coarsely grind the onion, green chilli and tomato in a mixer.

 

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2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds .Then add hing and the ginger garlic at low heat.

3. Add the ground mix, salt and mix well.

4. Microwave the cauliflower and potatoes separately with salt and pepper powder for few minutes so that it will be half done(optional, by doing this you can save time).

5. Once the oil start separating from the paste add the coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, pepper powder and the dry methi leaves. Mix well and add the lime juice.

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6. Then add potatoes and cauliflower florets ,mix well and sprinkle some water. Cover it with a lid and cook in medium heat. Stir in between.

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7. It will be ready within 30 mts.

8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

9. Serve hot with chappathi, puri or nan.

 

Tips:

  1. Deep fry the cauliflower and potatoes with little salt and pepper and directly add to the gravy. This one is more tastier.
  2. You can also sprinkle some gram masala just before serving.

1 comment:

  1. Tasty recipe for chappathi.
    I added MDH kitchen king masala since there was no garam masala in my kitchen.It was a good dish.

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