Cauliflower Kurma (Tamil Nadu Restaurant Style Cauliflower Chops) Recipe

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Preparation time

  • Total: Approximately 80 minutes
  • Preparation: 20 minutes
  • Cooking: 60 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller pieces
  • 1 Tomato - finely chopped
  • 15 to 20 Shallots - finely chopped
  • 3 to 4 Green Chillies - cut lengthwise
  • 4 cloves Garlic - grated
  • 1 inch Ginger - grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • Salt - to taste
  • 4 teaspoons Fresh coconut - finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
  • 1 teaspoon Cashew nuts - approximately 6-8
  • 1 teaspoon Poppy seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • 1 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1 Star anise
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

  1. To begin making the Cauliflower Kurma recipe, soak the ingredients given under 'masala paste' in 1/4 cup of warm water for 20 minutes and then grind them to a fine paste using little water in a grinder
  2. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil
  3. Add the chopped cauliflower and cook them for 5 minutes and switch off the stove
  4. Drain the water and set aside the cauliflower
  5. Heat a wide pan or wok over low flame with coconut oil
  6. Add all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for tempering’
  7. Now add the grated ginger, garlic, chopped shallots, tomatoes and a pinch of salt
  8. Keep stirring till the onions turn transparent and the tomatoes mushy
  9. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well
  10. Add 1/2 cup of water and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes
  11. Now, add the boiled cauliflower and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes
  12. When the cauliflower is completely soft boiled, add the ground masala paste and salt
  13. Mix well and cook over low flame for another 5 minutes only
  14. Switch off and garnish
  15. Cauliflower Kurma is a tasty, healthy and popular side dish served along with appam, idiyappam, phulka or malabar paratha

Other informations

The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.

  • Servings
  • Cuisine
  • Course
  • Diet
  • 4
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Lunch
  • Vegetarian
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