The queen ditched the potato

Aloo Gobhi , potato cauliflower dish is one of the popular dished from India. It works well as a side dish or by itself. The king likes it a lot. So this is a regular dish in the kingdom, made once every week. The queen likes it for the ease and how quick it is to make. Now that's all good for regular days but when the kingdom is all noisy with anniversary fanfare, this everyday dish doesn't suffice. So for tonight's dinner queen picked only the cauliflower and abandoned the potato. This dish is aptly called Shahi Gobhi, where Shahi means fit for the king!!

Ingredients

Cauliflower, cut into florets - 1 Head
Potato - None! Gotcha!
Yogurt - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

In a large bowl mix yogurt with turmeric, cumin powder and coriander powder. Put cauliflower florets and toss around to coat well. leave it aside for at least 20 minutes. If you have time, you can leave it for up to 4 hours to let the cauliflower absorb all the flavors well. I did it for 20 minutes.
Cook this marinated cauliflower in microwave on high for about 6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.

Ingredients for Gravy
Tomatoes - 2
Onion - One
Green Chillies - 2
Ginger - about half inch
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1 heap tsp (This is to cut the tang from yogurt and tomatoes)
Heavy Creme - 2 tbsp
Cardamom Power - 1 tsp
Salt - To taste

While your Gobhi marinates, blend the tomatoes with onion, green chillies and ginger
into a smooth paste. You can make it richer by adding a handful of cashews and blending them with the tomato onion paste.


Heat Oil in a pan and add the above paste to it.
Let it cook over medium flame for 15-20 minutes, stirring in between.
Leaving aside heavy creme,add the rest of the gravy ingredients and stir and cook for few more minutes.



Add the cooked cauliflower to this gravy.
Mix it with a light hand while taking care not to break the florets. the gravy should coat the cauliflower well. Now add heavy creme, cardamom powder and salt and cook it for another 5-7 minutes.

And your Shahi Gobhi is ready. Serve it with your choice of Indian Bread.











This goes to the Vegetarian Thanksgiving Event hosted by Mansi