“Aloo Gobi” or “Aloo Gobi” is the Indian term for a vegetarian potato cauliflower curry. The curry has a yellowish color, which is mainly achieved by the addition of turmeric.
As a side dish simply rice or Indian Naan Bread are suitable & for garnish finely chopped cilantro will be a good idea. Have fun cooking!
Cooked/Baked today: Vegetarian Potato Cauliflower Curry
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Meat Dishes, Soup Recipes
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Ingredients for 4 servings:
- 1 small head cauliflower
- 500 grams waxy potatoes
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 small onions
- 1 – 2 clove(s) garlic
- 1 small piece ginger (about 25 grams)
- Each 1 teaspoon turmeric, garam masala, paprika powder (noble sweet), ground coriander, cumin
- ¼ lemon
- Oil for frying
- Salt & pepper
- Cilantro for garnish
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Large pot or wok
- Grater
Instructions:
…Preparations:
Peel potatoes and cut into bite-size pieces. Cut cauliflower into fine florets. Peel onions and chop coarsely. Peel garlic and finely grate, then peel ginger and also grate finely. Finely chop cilantro.
…for the curry:
Heat up a large pot or wok adding a dash of oil & sweat the onions for about 1 – 2 minutes over medium heat, while stirring occasionally. Next, add finely grated garlic & ginger, also add 1 teaspoon each turmeric, ground coriander, garam masala, cumin & paprika powder (noble sweet) & stir in until spices & onions have distributed evenly.
In the next step add potatoes & cauliflower florets & mix well until the vegetables are slightly colored in red by the spice mixture.
Deglaze everything with 1 can chopped tomatoes & 1 can coconut milk. Give the curry a good stir, bring to a boil & allow to simmer over low to medium heat for about 25 minutes until the potatoes are done.
Finally season the curry with a dash of lemon juice, salt & pepper. Then serve the curry along with rice or Naan Bread & garnished with finely chopped cilantro.
I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):