Cauliflower Kurma (Tamil Nadu Restaurant Style Cauliflower Chops) Recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller, tomato - finely chopped, to 20 shallots - finely chopped. Ready in 1h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)tomato - finely chopped(1)to 20 shallots - finely chopped(15)teaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4) - 4
Drain the water and set aside the cauliflower
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 5
Heat a wide pan or wok over low flame with coconut oil
teaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4)coconut oil(1 tablespoon) - 6
Add all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for tempering’
- 7
Now add the grated ginger, garlic, chopped shallots, tomatoes and a pinch of salt
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)tomato - finely chopped(1)to 20 shallots - finely chopped(15)cloves garlic - grated(4)inch ginger - grated(1)salt - to tasteteaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4) - 8
Keep stirring till the onions turn transparent and the tomatoes mushy
tomato - finely chopped(1) - 9
Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 12
When the cauliflower is completely soft boiled, add the ground masala paste and salt
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)salt - to taste - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)
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Cauliflower Kurma (Tamil Nadu Restaurant Style Cauliflower Chops) Recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller, tomato - finely chopped, to 20 shallots - finely chopped. Ready in 1h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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15 steps- 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)tomato - finely chopped(1)to 20 shallots - finely chopped(15)teaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4) - 4
Drain the water and set aside the cauliflower
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 5
Heat a wide pan or wok over low flame with coconut oil
teaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4)coconut oil(1 tablespoon) - 6
Add all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for tempering’
- 7
Now add the grated ginger, garlic, chopped shallots, tomatoes and a pinch of salt
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)tomato - finely chopped(1)to 20 shallots - finely chopped(15)cloves garlic - grated(4)inch ginger - grated(1)salt - to tasteteaspoons fresh coconut - finely chopped(4) - 8
Keep stirring till the onions turn transparent and the tomatoes mushy
tomato - finely chopped(1) - 9
Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces) - 12
When the cauliflower is completely soft boiled, add the ground masala paste and salt
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)salt - to taste - 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
cauliflower (gobi) - roughly chopped into smaller(1 pieces)
Rate this recipe
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