Simple cauliflower pepper sauté served hot with rice and spinach dal for today's lunch.
What you need
- Cauliflower : 1
- Onion : 1 ( chopped fine)
- Ginger - 1 tsp (minced)
- Garlic - 1 tsp (minced)
- Red chilies - 4
- Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Curry leaves - a few
- Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
- Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Pepper - 1 tsp
How you will make it
Cut cauliflower into small florets and cook it with little salt and turmeric powder.Keep it aside.Careful not to over cook it.In a pan on medium flame, heat 2 tbsp of oil and fry red chilies .Once they are roasted enough add in the chopped ginger and garlic.Reduce the flame a little and saute ginger/garlic.Now add chopped onion and saute.You can add in little salt now to soften & cook onion better.Once onion is translucent , add turmeric powder , garam masala and powdered jeera & pepper. Once the aroma comes from the sautéed ingredients add in the cooked cauliflower florets and needed salt ( remember we had added salt while cooking cauliflower and while sautéing onion).Add in the curry leaves and sauté until cauliflower florets gets coated a little with the masala.Serve hot with rice/roti.
