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Cauliflower Balti Recipe


Cauliflower Balti Recipe Babsalaba / All my dishes
9 months, 1 week ago
This is somewhat labor-intensive, but the incredibly tantalizing smells will fill your house.
Prep:15m Cook:60m Servings:8

Babsalaba

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Ingredients
  • For the balti sauce
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ¾ in piece ginger, grated
  • 1 large garlic clove, crushed
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 1 cup water water
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cardamoms, broken slightly open
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • For the vegetables
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • ¾ in piece ginger, grated
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into 8ths
  • 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 8 oz baby spinach leaves
  • 2-3 fresh green chillies, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala

Directions
  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan then add the ginger and garlic and stir.
  2. Add the onions and stir-fry for five minutes until they are translucent.
  3. Add the water and bring to a boil.
  4. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients, cover and simmer on a low heat for 30 minutes.
  5. Remove the bay leaves and cardamom pods, and puree the rest in a blender, food processor or with a stick blender.
  6. Heat the oil in a large wok then add the onions and fry gently until they begin to turn brown.
  7. Add the ginger and garlic, stir well, and cook for one minute.
  8. Add the tomatoes, cauliflower, chickpeas, salt and enough balti sauce to coat all the vegetables (4-6 ladles of sauce).
  9. Turn the heat to low, cover and simmer until the cauliflower is just tender.
  10. Add the green chillies and spinach and stir-fry for three more minutes until the spinach has wilted down.
  11. Stir in the coriander.
  12. Just before serving, sprinkle the garam masala on top.
  13. Serve with naan bread, chapatis or over basmati rice.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Sounds delicous love cauliflower thaks high5

dollhead 9 months, 1 week ago said:
This sounds heavenly! Thanks for the post!

conner909 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Lots of flavors popping out here....what kind of green chillies do you use?


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