Confession #1: I wasn’t going to blog about this recipe.
Confession #2: I only took 1 picture of it initially
Confession #3: I plated the leftovers and took another picture before I put them away because it was such a big hit with the hubby.
Confession #4: I did have the presence of mine to write down the ingredients so I’m going to share the recipe with you despite the lack of pretty pictures 🙂
**Edited to add: Confession #5- I had no idea that this was actually very similar to an indian dish called Aloo Gobi!
This dish was inspired by a head of cauliflower we got at the grocery store this week. Hubby said something about a cauliflower side dish he had last time he went out for Indian and really liked it. I told him to get some cauliflower (which we never eat) and I would figure something out.
I started with google and found this recipe. Then I tweeted and my girl Parita came through for me, emailing me this recipe that she’d used before. I didn’t have Pav Bhaji Masala so I decided to just wing it.
I started with garlic, onion and ginger…added potatoes and cauliflower…added some spices and curry paste…threw in some green beans, chickpeas and tomatoes…added a bit of coconut milk and called it a day!
Aloo Gobi
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Keywords: saute entree vegetarian chickpeas potato cauliflower Indian
Ingredients (Serves 2-3)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 c onion, diced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 c potatoes, diced
- 1 1/2 c cauliflower, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 Tbsp red curry paste
- 3/4 c light coconut milk
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 c green beans, cut
- 1 can chickpeas, rinsed
- basmati rice, cooked
Instructions
1. Saute the onion, garlic and ginger in a hot skillet.
2. Add the potatoes and cauliflower and saute until slightly softened.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and saute until the green beans are at desired tenderness.
4. Serve over basmati rice, with naan.
Sidenote: this is pretty spicy so feel free to scale it back a bit if you’re not a fan of spicy dishes 🙂
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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wow, this sounds so good. i think i’ve bought a pkged version of this before. Now i can make it with whole foods. thanks for sharing the recipe, i can’t wait to try it out.
yay! enjoy!
what spice do you add to indian food to really make it spicy? i like to SWEAT when i’m eating indian, and the indian meal i made last week was delicious, but definitely not spicy enough. i didn’t want to mess it up by adding the wrong spice and making it totally un-indian tasting!
Hey, Sarah! Garam masala adds A LOT of spicy flavor. I always add way too much and am sweating bullets by the end of my meal!
thanks parita! i added quite a bit of garam masala last week, but maybe i needed to add more! 🙂
i use hot curry paste (my favorite is patak’s hot curry paste)…and usually use about 4 Tbsp…and then i use those dried red peppers, usually about 3-4 of them. carefully chopping them though…the little seeds go everywhere! hubby puts them in the food processor to chop them up…i cut them in half, dump the seeds in and then chop up the pepper part. most of the spices in this recipe make it taste indian but not very spicy.
thanks lady! i’ll look for curry paste & maybe get brave enough to use the hot peppers. after touching my eye while chopping them the ONE time i tried, i am a little scared of them! 🙂
then i’d def recommend the food processor method. much less touching! just dump them in, spin away and then dump them into the recipe!
i sometimes do that too…decide i’m not going to blog about something and then halfway through, realize the error of my ways thanks to my husband. 🙂
GO YOU! This looks awesome! And my mom is working that other recipe for you (and me)!
Sounds incredible! (Despite the lack of photos.) You know I love anything Indian. 🙂
And honestly, some days I think, “Does anyone need more than one or two pictures?” I mean, really?
But then I end up taking 100 anyway…
mmm, a great one to try!! i’m so glad you did post it 🙂
have an awesome weekend!
I LOVE Indian food, the spices are amazing. This dish is right up my alley, thanks for posting 🙂
It sure looks tasty. The hubs isn’t big on cauliflower, but he’ll eat it if I spice it up enough.
I love spicy – this sounds so delicious! I’m glad you posted it!
This look delicious!! 🙂
I’ve made a dish exactly like this called Aloo Gobi. Love it 🙂
Mmmmmmmm I LOVE spicy foods 😀
mmmmm I LOVE Indian-inspired dishes and I just recently got hooked on cauliflower, so this sounds fabulous! Also anything spicy is right up my alley 😉 I have found that Indian food is great for dinner parties too and every time I make something my friends and fam go nuts over it!
The title of your post should have mentioned green beans too! They are so popular and good…
I’ll definitely try your recipe but with very little garam masala because my mouth is quite sensitive to heat. To thank you for this post, my turn to share a quick and easy recipe that uses cauliflower if you wish to eat it more often.
Cut the heads of cauliflower and broccoli in tiny little pieces and stir fry them along with chopped red bell pepper and garlic for 5 minutes, just enough time to soften them a little. So they are no longer crunchy but firm. Over-cooked cauliflower and broccoli are mushy and not so yummy anymore.
Voila! 🙂