Main Course bhi try karna chahiye :)

Starters and Snacks I have been into. Just thought why not try a main course dish. I am not a Paneer fan and being a vegetarian we do not have much options in main course other than Paneer. And then, cauliflower enters into the scene. Cauliflower, generally paired up with potato makes a very commonly and most widely cooked Indian meal in winters. Aaloo-gobhi as we call it. Tired of it, i thought of trying the gobhi a new and delicacy way. Picked the Murg Mussallam recipe and made it with Califlower. Okay, being a non-veggie, you can kill me for that. But, somehow, it turned out to be delicious. *pats her back*.

Bringing you the recipe.

Gobhi Mussallam

Ingredients:

1 nos Cauliflower (separated into florets);

Oil for frying;

2 nos. Onions (1 ground to a paste, 1 finely chopped)

1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp Turmeric powder

2 tsp Red chilli powder

2 tsp Coriander powder

4 nos Black Peppercorns

3 nos Cloves

2 nos Green Cardamom

1 nos Black Cardamom

1”stick Cinnamon

1 small piece Mace

½ cup Tomato puree

1 tbsp Khoya (grated)

2 leaves Silver varq

3-4 nos Almonds (cut into slivers)

1 nos Green chilli

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry cauliflower florets till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
• Combine the onion paste with ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and saute chopped onion with whole spices till onion is golden and spices release flavour. Cool and grind to a paste. Keep aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and saute the onion-ginger-garlic paste. Mix in tomato puree and khoya and saute.
• Mix in onion-spice paste, salt, add cauliflower and water and cook till cauliflower absorbs the flavour and gravy thickens. Heat oil in a tadka spoon and fry the green chilli whole.
• To serve, arrange florets in a plate and pour gravy around them. Apply silver varq, sprinkle over with almonds and place fried green chilli on top. Serve hot.

The Outcome: 

Gobhi Mussallam

The Fiasco: While frying the onion and whole spices, I brought it to perfect golden color and put the gass off. Just dint remove it from the pan. And when I came back to check it, the golden color had turned a little black. #FML. Somehow, it dint really burn. #ThankGodForThat