Gobi masala recipe – Simple north Indian cauliflower recipe. This is a wonderful and healthy accompaniment to roti, plain paratha, jeera rice or even plain basmathi rice. To make the cauliflower gravy, no yogurt or cream is used and is kept simple.
The gravy tastes very delicious just with the addition of few cashews or almonds. You can also add in half cup of green peas to make gobi matar recipe.
Preparation for gobi masala or cauliflower gravy
1. This step is optional. If you do not prefer to use raw onions in the gravy as sometimes they make the gravy bitter then you can follow this. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and add 1 cup cubed onions. Allow to boil for 3 minutes. Drain them and cool.
Heat 3 cups of water to slightly hot temperature. Switch off the stove. Add 1 tsp crystal salt and cleaned cut florets of gobi. For this recipe i used 250 grams of cauliflower. Leave it for a while. Then drain them and rinse well. Drain in a colander.
2. While the gobi is resting in water, add onions, ¾ cup cubed deseeded ripe tomatoes, 6 to 8 almonds (optional), 1 inch ginger piece and 2 to 3 cloves of garlic.
3. Blend them without adding water until smooth.
How to make gobi masala
4. Heat a pan with oil. Add 1 cardamom, small cinnamon and piece of bay leaf and 2 cloves. You can also skip all these spices and just use bay leaf and cinnamon or just use cumin.
5. Pour the pureed onion tomato mix.
6. Cover partially and cook until the mixture cooks thickens and leaves the sides of the pan. Add ½ to ¾ tsp chili powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, 1 tsp daniya/ coriander powder and salt..
7. Saute until the mixture turns thick and begins to leave oil. The raw smell of all the ingredients should go away by now.
8. Add cauliflower and saute for 3 mins.
9. Pour ¾ cup water and stir well. Cook covered on a medium heat until the gobi is done. I just cook to al dente.
10. Sprinkle kasuri methi. Cook for a min. Off the stove and keep covered. You can sprinkle coriander leaves. Adjust salt if needed. You can also cook until the gravy reaches a thick consistency.
Serve cauliflower curry with roti, chapati or paratha
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For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- 250 grams gobi or cauliflower
- 1 cup onions cubed
- 1 inch ginger piece
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic
- 8 cashews or almonds
- 1 green chill slit (optional)
- ¾ cup tomato deseeded chopped or half cup puree
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt as needed
Spice powders
- ½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder
- ¼ to ½ tsp garam masala (Adjust as needed)
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp kasuri methi or fenugreek leaves
Spices
- ½ tsp cumin or jeera
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
- 1 cinnamon (optional)
- 1 cardamom (optional)
- 2 cloves (optional)
Instructions
Preparation for gobi masala
- This step is optional. Boil onions in 2 cups of water for 2 to 3 mins. Remove and cool them completely.
- Separate cauliflower florets and soak them in enough warm salted water for 5 to 10 mins. This way any worms inside the florets, will let them come out. Do not boil cauliflower.
- Discard the water and rinse thoroughly under running water, set aside to drain.
- Puree onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and cashews to a smooth mixture without adding water. Keep this aside.
How to make gobi masala
- Heat a pan with oil, fry the dry spices for a minute.
- Add the onion tomato puree and saute until the raw smell goes off. The mixture will begin to leave the sides of the pan.
- Next add chili powder, salt, garam masala and coriander powder. Saute until it begins to smell good. The raw smell of spice powders should go away.
- Add cauliflower and saute for 3 to 5 mins.
- Pour ¾ cup water and mix. Cover and cook on a medium flame.
- When the gobi is cooked al dente, add kasuri methi.
- Off the stove. Add coriander leaves. Keep covered until served.
- Serve gobi masala with plain rice, jeera rice, roti, paratha.
Notes
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
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swasthi says
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Sona S says
nice pics, looks delicious..
Julie says
delicious masala,love with rotis:)
Meena B says
ah gobhi i love this more than the cabbage<br />it gets unique flavour in whatever form we use<br />the color has come out very good
Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
Looks yummy …..Famous Punjabi Food :)<br /><br />
ShravsCookBookBlog says
looks yummy…….
Rafeeda AR says
looks really yummy… beautiful clicks.
DivyaGCP says
Deliciously prepared gobhi masala. My favorite.
Amina says
wow… mouth watering recipe… fabulous clicks…
divya says
looks fantastic… beautiful presentation…
Nabanita Das says
Spicy Gobi…. very much Tempting…
Priya Suresh says
Serve me this gobi masala with hot piping rasam and rice,i can have it everyday..droolworthy masala.
Helen Prabha says
Wow….gopi masala looks absolutely delicious… 🙂
Sireesha Puppala says
very spicy :)pics looks great as always
Hari Chandana says
Looks delicious !!
Sanoli Ghosh says
Gobhi masala turns out perfectly Swasthi. Fingerlicking good and all times fav.
Nisa Homey says
Hi Swasthi, I love to have this with roti and some raita…awesome clicks.
Priya R says
My favorite side, you have made it perfect dear
Madhavi K says
Love gobi in any form. Nice gobi masala dear!
manju nardas says
Gobhi masala looks very delicious.
Kalpana Sareesh says
Very yummy curry