Aloo Gobi

Both of us like any form of Gobi, let it be fried, roasted, baked, except raw! Hee hee :)

So here goes how I made Aloo gobi.

Ingredients: -

1 medium sized cauliflower

3 medium sized potatoes

1 medium sized onion, finely chopped

1 medium sized tomato

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 green chillies, slit vertically

2 pepper balls

1-2 cloves, depending upon the taste

1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp dhania-methi powder

1/2 tsp jeera

coriander finely chopped

Salt

Oil

Method: -

1. Separate the florets & immerse them in Luke warm water along with little turmeric. I used to do this in India as cauliflowers are not that clean. Helps in removing worms & soil.

2. In a pan, heat oil & add jeera & green chillies.

3. When the jeera cracks, add onions along with cloves, pepper, Cinnamon & turmeric.

4. When the onions sweat, add ginger-garlic paste & saute for a minute or so.

5. Add potatoes & the florets. Fry with enough oil for 2-3 minutes.

6. Add garam masala & dhania-methi powder along with salt.

7. Close the pan with a lid & let the vegetables cook for a while on medium flame.

8. After 10 minutes, check if the potatoes have become soft. Add the tomatoes.

9. Close the pan with the lid & again let the vegetables cook, until the water content in the tomatoes is gone. I din't add water any where, because frying the vegetables gives a different taste. Learnt it from AmAr.

10. Mix well & garnish with coriander.