Potato and Cauliflower Curry (Aloo Gobi)
Aloo gobi (or gobhi) is a South Asian dish popular in both India and Pakistan. Aloo means potato and Gobi means cauliflower. This dish has a prominent role in the movie Bend It Like Beckham, and it can be prepared in a variety of ways. Also, sometimes aloo gobi is made without the tomato.
- Prep
- 22 min
- Cook
- 59 min
- Total
- 1 hr 21 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Procedure
Heat the ghee/oil in frying pan, wok, or karahi (an Indian utensil specially used for frying purposes)
Procedure
Add cumin seeds and wait until they turn a light brown color.
Procedure
Add the spices (except for garam masala) and the tomatoes.
Procedure
When the mixture turns oily, add the vegetables.
Procedure
Roast the cauliflower and the potatoes until they turn soft. Stir occasionally.
Procedure
Add the garam masala, mint, and lemon juice.
Photo: Wikimedia contributor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 · Photo source and licence
Wikibooks contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Adapted; quantities retained as written. · Original source
Read it through first
Skim all 6 steps before you start — it is the difference between cooking and firefighting.
Scale it
Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
Nutrition information is not available for this recipe yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet. If you cook this, come back and tell everyone how it went.
