Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 45 minutes
- Preparation: 30 minutes
- Cooking: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Cauliflower (gobi) - cut into florets
- 1 cup Soy Chunks (Nuggets) - soaked in warm water
- 1 Onion - finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1/4 cup Fresh coconut - grated
- 1 Green Chillies - finely chopped or slit
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil
- Salt - as per your taste
- Water - as needed
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice - optional
Instructions
- To begin making the Cauliflower And Soya Chunks Curry Recipe, add water in a large saucepan and add salt, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and bring it to a boil
- Add cauliflower florets to the boiled water and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes and turn off the heat
- Drain water from the cauliflower florets and set them aside
- This process will remove any worms from the cauliflower and lightly steam cook it as well
- Meanwhile, in an another pan add water and bring it to a boil
- Add the soya chunks and let it soak for 10 minutes
- After 10 minutes, squeeze the water from the soya granules and run it under cold tap water
- This helps in removing the smell from the soya chunks
- Again squeeze it to remove the water
- Meanwhile, add grated coconut, green chillies to a mixer and grind it to a smooth paste using 1/4 cup of warm water
- Keep this aside
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow it to crackle
- Once they crackle, add the chopped onion and saute it till it turns translucent
- Add curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt
- Saute it for few seconds
- Now, add the ground coconut and green chillies paste to the kadhai
- Stir well for a few seconds
- At this stage add partially steamed cauliflower florets and soya chunks
- Stir the Cauliflower And Soya Chunks Sabzi well so that masalas get coated well on the cauliflower florets and soya chunks
- Cover the kadai/pan and cook the Cauliflower And Soya Chunks Sabzi for 10 minutes until the cauliflower and the soy chucks get cooked and also well coated in the masala
- Stir in regular intervals so as to ensure the vegetables do no stick to the bottom
- Turn off the heat and finally garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves
- Add the lemon juice on top to make the Cauliflower And Soya Chunks Curry Recipe a little tangy
- Serve Cauliflower And Soya Chunks Curry along with Steamed Rice and Palak Dal for a simple weeknight dinner
- In addition, you can add a fewer chillies to this recipe and make a frankie roll using a Roti and pack it for your kid's lunch box as well
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- North Indian Recipes
- Side Dish
- Vegetarian