Chaal Kopi Recipe - Bengali Style Cauliflower Stir Fry

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Preparation time

  • Total: Approximately 45 minutes
  • Preparation: 15 minutes
  • Cooking: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Cashew nuts
  • 1/4 cup Raisins
  • 1 Cauliflower (gobi) - cut into florets
  • 1/4 cup Basmati rice - or govind bhog rice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 5 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 2 inch Ginger - finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 2 Tomatoes - finely chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies - slit
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/4 cup Green peas (Matar)
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • Salt - to taste
  • 1/2 cup Water - for cooking rice

Instructions

  1. To begin making Chaal Kopi Recipe -Bengali Style Cauliflower Stir Fry, heat mustard oil in a Kadai and lightly roast the cashew nuts and raisins till the cashew nuts turn golden brown in colour and the raisins puff up
  2. Keep them aside
  3. To the same pan, add cauliflower florets and stir fry them with little salt and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  4. Sprinkle water and cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes
  5. Take them out once the cauliflower is cooked and roasted
  6. Keep aside once done
  7. In a heated pan add mustard oil and once it's heated, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, whole cardamom, clove and cinnamon sticks
  8. Roast until you smell the aromas of the whole spices
  9. at this stage add ginger and green chilies
  10. Saute them for a few seconds
  11. Now add the drained basmati rice to the pan and saute for about 3 to 4 minute until the rice turns crisp
  12. Once the rice has turned slightly crisp, add the tomatoes, cumin powder, coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, sugar and salt
  13. Saute them for about 2-3 minutes
  14. Add water
  15. Cover and cook till the rice is fluffy and fully cooked
  16. At this stage, when the rice is cooked and fluffy and all the water has been absorbed; add the cauliflower, the peas, garam masala and stir
  17. Saute until the Chaal Kopi is well combined with the rice and the masalas
  18. Check the taste, adjust the salt accordingly
  19. Once combined, add the cashew nuts and raisins and transfer the Chaal Kopi in a serving bowl and serve hot
  20. Serve Chaal Kopi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Stir Fry) along with Bengali Luchi or Steamed Rice and Bengali Style Lau Die Tetor Dal for a lunch meal, along with sliced fresh Vegetable Salad

Other informations

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  • Servings
  • Cuisine
  • Course
  • Diet
  • 3
  • Bengali Recipes
  • Side Dish
  • Vegetarian
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