I was so confident that I can make any Indian dishes, just reading a recipe or watching it in Youtube video. Since I grown up eating Indian dishes, it will be easy to make it? I was dead wrong, too much overconfidence, burnt my fingers in bad way trying jowar ki roti (sorghum flour flat bread) and Kadala mittai (peanut brittle).
I was so enthusiastic and amazed by the goodness of Sorghum flour that I decided to make roti. However, I didn’t realize that it is gluten free flour, and have tendency to attach everywhere, very sticky dough. Not friendly with roller, if roller is going near it, the dough goes on other direction like they are enemies. I watched this Youtube video, where chef making it with help of Ziploc bag. I thought it is going to be easy. I followed his steps religiously without any changes (remember I am not person like that), I got smooth dough. The fun part came when I started making the flat bread/roti. At first I made a thin round. And when I was ready to transfer to hot griddle, dough was angry at me. It won’t leave the Ziploc bag mess. Then I heard him saying that in rural India, women are making this roti with two hands. I left Ziploc bag and try to use hand, end result was dough is slightly flattened resulting a brick not roti. Even then I got courage to cook them while tasting it is slightly bitter and not tasty. So directly gone to garbage can and had dinner with leftover rice from lunch.
Then yesterday decide to make kadala mittai again followed the steps according to recipe, waited until jaggery/ unrefined sugar reach it soft crack stage. But when temperature showed soft crack stage, my jaggery decide to burn, still I didn’t learn lesson, I was daydreaming about peanut brittle my father used to buy for us or may be the one grandma made for us. Anyway added peanut and made brittle. On taste testing it failed miserably. Again garbage can got happy.
After two disastrous attempts I was seriously researching the solution for it in the internet, when my hubby dear made this delicious curry for us for the dinner. He makes only few dishes you can easily name it, pav bhaji, dal and scrambled eggs and his favorite tea. Every day he makes scrambled eggs for breakfast, he won’t forget it any single day. Nowadays he changed his recipe of scrambled egg by adding onion in it, because I like it. When I was pregnant with princess and prince we had breakfast every day because of those scrambled eggs. Yesterday Lizzy of Skinny Chick Can Bake, made cookies and dinner for neighbor who just had a new born. I wish I had a neighbor like her. Unfortunately mine are happy, if I call them when I make dinner. They will be present even late if I make late dinner. And our so called friends except few will call once they need something. Otherwise no call or no show up.
Comeback to recipe is entirely designed and executed by my hubby, His cooking is really unique, he won’t cut his veggies first, and he cut and adds veggies as ingredients are needed to add. Sometime it can result burning, so do your prep first. He didn’t even add any chili powder; I don’t know whether he forgot it, used only garam masala. End result was tasty not at all spicy my princess was going back and forth with her plate. She approves it; it is too delicious no doubt. So if you catch hold of a head of cauliflower, dump peas, onion, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and garam masala and salt and little oil, if you want add some chili powder. A great side dish will be ready with 25 minutes. Enjoy with your bread of choice.
Here goes the recipe
Grab the ingredients, chop veggies, if you are like me or do it as you cook if you are like my hubby.
Heat oil and add cumin seeds, when it splutters add onion then ginger garlic paste and garm masala and tomato and then add cauliflower and peas with salt. Cover the pan with lid and cook for some time. Once it is done remove the lid and check veggies are tender and cooked or not, if not add little water and cook for some time.
If you have some coriander leaves in your hand dump it at the end.
Enjoy.
Cauliflower and Green Peas Curry
My hubby’s Recipe
Prep Time
Cook Time 25 minutes
Serves 6
Ingredients:
4 Cups Chopped Cauliflower
1 Cup Green Peas ( I used Frozen)
1 Cup Onion
1 Chopped Tomato
21/2 teaspoon Garam masala
1 tablespoon Salt
3 ½ teaspoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste
¼ cup water
2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Salt, to taste
Steps:
In a saucepan heat oil and cumin seeds, when it starts splutter add onion and cook for about 6 minutes or it become translucent, then add salt, ginger-garlic paste, spices and tomato and cook for about 3 minutes to get soft mushy.
Then add tomato paste, cauliflower and green peas and cook with closed lid for about 10minutes and or until veggies are done. Remove the lid and check veggies cooked or not.If not add ¼ cup of water and cook until water evaporates..
Add chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
Enjoy with any bread.
Variations:
- You can make spicy by adding some chili powder
I am linking this dish to Favorite recipes : Vegetarian recipes event hosted here.
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Lakshmi A says
Loved your recipe!!
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Cindy Gordon says
This sounds GREAT, I have it on my to make list! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! Thanks for helping get our party kicked off this week! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I hope that you'll join us this week! Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
The 21st Century Housewife© says
I have days like that in the kitchen when everything goes wrong! I think it happens to everyone. Your husband's Cauliflower and Green Pea Curry looks delicious. It's a fantastic vegetarian main dish, full of lovely flavours!
Archana Potdar says
Swathi some unsolicited advice... Jowar flour has low gluten. Take your atta make a well in the centre add boiling water. Now with the spatula put the flour in the well and cover it. Then very gently knead it. not make a dough. It is like your dry but wet dough. As you make the roti knead the ball with a little warm water and take a lot of dry flour in the plate, slab you are making pat the dough to the size u manage. The kannada word is tattu, occasionally turn the roti. Now transfer it to the tava the patted side dowm. Take a little water from the water u have and with a clean cloth spread it on the roti.
by the way I love the bhaji and its teh way I cook nothing is chopped in advance;)
Shobha says
Simple and delicious !
Renata says
This dish not only looks amazing, I bet it was delicious too, and so healthy!
Reeni Pisano says
I'm sorry about your recipe failures Swathi! I had one this past week too - it's always a disappointment. Your husband's curry looks delicious! It's nice to have him cook for you sometimes to have a break. Hope your little ones are feeling better!
Brandi says
Great recipe. I love curry and my husband does too. I'll have to make this for dinner one night. Thanks for sharing.
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
wow you r lucky akka... n looks so so tempting n my favorite too...
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Rekha says
very delicious combo.. perfect with roti..
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Lizzy Do says
If I lived nearby, I'd definitely make you dinner!!! And cookies, too 🙂 This might actually be a dish my hubby would eat...he does not like anything too spicy...his palate is probably more like your childrens' 🙂 Hope you're enjoying your weekend, my friend!
Hema says
Love this combo with rotis, looks very good..
Swasthi says
healthy curry,looks delicious
fromcalculustocupcakes says
This sounds delicious. I am so glad I found your blog because I love Indian food! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please come back Sunday to vote.
Divya Pramil says
Delicious preparation from your hubby... You must be a lucky gal Swathi... And yeah kadalai Mittai needs a lot of practice and patience 🙂
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Navaneetham Krishnan says
No matter which part of the world I travel to, the one thing I will not give up is eating Indian food. I grew up eating Indian food and am still loving it.
This is an excellent and perfect pairing for cappati and we do enjoy gobi, not only at home but when we are in Indian vegetarian restaurants, the must order is also the gobi.
Rosita Vargas says
Estupenda receta me gusta,abrazos y abrazos.
Mich PieceofCake says
This looks so delicious! One of my favorite Indian vegetable dishes. I guess your hubby's unconventional cooking method works!
divya says
oohh im drooling here...finger-licking good 🙂
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Julie says
Delicious curry,heavenly combo..failures are the key to success dear,don't worry..One day u'll become a very good cook with no disasters dear:)
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Priya R says
Lovely dish Swathi, hats of to your husband for making this so good. And at times we do take cooking so easy, i can imagine last week alone had 3 flopped recipes and was so irritated 🙂 but the good thing is we learn from our cooking mistakes. Girl u are so good in write ups and admire your skill to write so much for every recipe 😉
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Gajus kitchen says
Nice sabji..I love to cook these kind of dishes with simple ingredients yet tasty..
Sanoli Ghosh says
Very flavourful and tempting Gobi Matar dear. Made it perfectly.
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Hamaree Rasoi says
Atleast he cooks 🙂 Mine just know how to make boiled eggs..Comfort peas-gobhi gravy...
Tamilarasi Sasikumar says
Delicious Subzi...Perfect for rotis...
Nandini says
I chuckled while reading this post. Anyway, the curry looks quite delicious!
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Hi Swathi,
Having disasters like these in the kitchen sure spoils the mood to cook any further...I'm glad your hubby helped in my making this super delicious curry...Looks very yummy
Meena B says
hi swathi this dish looks good and yummy
coming to jowar roti, i can give u clue
though i hv never had jowar atta in my life but i make with bajra atta. dont know what its called in english yet. its bit greyish in color
when u make dough rub bit of oil in the made atta.
if u cant use hands then put the atta ball in one plastic sheet and lightly roll it
use bit of oil on plastic sheet so it wont stick
then u wud be able to take it out and make it
i have bajra atta poori on my blog
u can check out fm index
hope it works for u
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Swathi Iyer says
Thanks for the tip. Meena, I will keep in mind and going to check it out
Jemini says
delicious subji, goes well with rotis.
Premalatha Aravindhan says
wow loved the sabji,luks very tempting...
Subhashini says
I love this combination. One of my fav dish
Priya says
Irresistible curry, can have it with anything,one of my favourite combo in curry.
radha says
Looks like hubby made a delicious curry. With this kind of praise, is he in the kitchen every day? You just need to keep the camera ready!
srividhya Ravikumar says
simple and delicious swathi...love it....
Vimitha Anand says
Yummy side dish for chapathis.. nice one
SHILPY MALHOTRA says
looks perfect & yum 🙂
PT says
nice combination.. perfect with roti..