Recipe- Spicy Gobhi Corn Masala

Cauliflower is one vegetable which I cook in my kitchen at least once a week and because we love this veggie so much I try to mix it up with different things in order to come up with new recipes. I mean I definitely love the popular combos like Aloo-Gobhi (potato & cauliflower), Gobhi-Matar (cauliflower & peas) but I have made them so many times that now I’m kind of bored of eating them. I have made cauliflower in so many ways that it’s hard to even remember, I will post all the recipes one by one on my blog, for now I’m sharing this spiced cauliflower and corn that I made the other day.

While making cauliflower I usually put it in warm water with salt to get rid of the germs and then shallow fry the florets in 1 tsp of oil till they are half cooked. This step is not important and you can directly add the cauliflower to the onion-tomato mixture but if you are like me and do not like eating mushy gobhi, then please don’t skip this step. I like biting into the cauliflower and hence almost always shallow fry them in little oil.

Ingredients

2 cups cauliflower florets
1/2 cup corn kernels [I used frozen corn]
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 small tomato
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/8 teaspoon red chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
1/4 tsp dried basil
2-3 teaspoons oil
salt to taste
chopped cilantro to garnish

Method

* Cut the cauliflower into small florets.

* Take 1 tsp of oil in a wok/kadhai and add the cauliflower florets to it. Fry till the florets get few brown sports on them.
* Remove from heat and put them on a tissue paper.

* In a pan heat 2 tsp of oil, once the oil is hot add cumin seeds.
* Let the cumin seeds crackle and then add the chopped onions.
* Fry the onions till they are translucent.

* Once the onions are done, add red chilli powder and turmeric.
* Mix and cook the spices for 2 minutes.

* Add the tomatoes and fry on medium-low flame till the raw smell goes away, around 3-4 minutes.

* Now add the cauliflower florets and mix till all are coated with spice mixture.

* Add in the corn and mix. Let it cook uncovered till cauliflower and corn are cooked and tender. Also add salt.

* Switch off the flame and sprinkle garam masala and dried basil leaves.

* Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with roti or paratha.