Indian Aloo Gobhi Recipe

An all time favourite combination, in an all time favourite form! potato and cauliflower feature in a traditional curry seasoned with typical Indian spices and spruced up with common ingredients like ginger, green chillies and garlic. 

The magic of the garam masala and the dry mango powder is evident in Aloo gobi, as these spice powders really perk up the flavour of the Vegetable

This recipe has been tried by me myself millions of times, and I am not going to stop eating this now.

Time Taken 

Preparation Time: 15 mins   

Cooking Time: 11 mins    

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 cup roughly chopped potatoes
1 1/2 cups cauliflower florets
1 1/2 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)

For The Garnish

a sprig of coriander (dhania)

For Serving

parathas / rotis

Method 

1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, and add the cumin seed and asafoetida.
2. When the seeds crackle, add the dry red chillies, ginger, garlic and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame or a few seconds.
3. Add the potatoes, mix well and cover and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
4. Add the cauliflower, salt and 1 tbsp of water, mix well and cover and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and dried mango powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
6. Garnish with a sprig of coriander and serve hot with parathas or rotis.