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Gobi Masala-Gobi Masala Recipe (Restaurant Style Recipe)

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Gobi Masala is a very popular and delicious dish which goes well with roti, chapati, naan, jeera pulao, peas pulao and many flavored rice dishes. Today we will learn how to prepare gobi masala (restaurants style) at home following this easy Gobi masala recipe/cauliflower masala recipe.

Gobi Masala-Cauliflower masala

Gobi Masala-Cauliflower Masala-Restaurant Style


Gobi Masala-Cauliflower Masala

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 3-4
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
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   Ingredients needed

   Cauliflower florets – 3 cups (heaped)
   Onion -2 medium size
   Ripe Tomatoes – 3 medium size
   Ginger-garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Chilli powder – 1 -1 1/2 tsp
   Coriander powder – 3 tsp
   Garam masala – 1 tsp
   Cashew nuts -5-6

   Kasuri methi – 1 tsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil -2 tbsp oil
   Butter – 1 tbsp
   Cumin seeds/jeera seeds -3/4 tsp
   Cloves – 2
   Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
   Cardamom – 1

   For Garnishing

   Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped
   Fresh dairy cream- 2 tbsp (optional )

Preparation

Cut cauliflower into bite size pieces. Wash it well and put them in hot salted water for 5 minutesto which a pinch of turmeric powder is added. Drain the water completely.

Soak cashew nuts in boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.

Chop onion and tomatoes finely.

Method

Heat a tbsp of oil, add the cauliflower florets, half of chilli powder, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, salt needed (for the cauliflowers alone) and cook till cauliflowers are soft. Keep the flames low. Do not over cook. Keep it aside.

For the Masala

Heat 1 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp oil, add jeera seeds, when it splutters, add cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. Saute for a few seconds.

Then add finely chopped onions and fry till they become golden brown. Stir continuously for even browning. This is a very important step. You can add a little salt to the onions to brown faster.

Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder and saute for a few more minutes.

Add finely chopped tomatoes, the remaining chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and cook till tomatoes become mushy and leaves oil. (Tips- you should not add water before the tomatoes are cooked well)

After it cools, add 1/4 cup of water and grind it along with cashew nuts to a fine paste.

Cauliflower masala-Gobi masala recipe

Now the cauliflowers and the masala for the gravy are ready. We will go to the final step.

Add a cup of water to the the masala and boil again. Add the cooked cauliflowers, crushed kasuri methi, needed salt and cook for a few more minutes till everything gets blended well.(As we have already added salt to the cauliflowers and onion, add salt carefully)

Stir in fresh cream and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot roti, chapati, naan or flavored rice.

Check out my Paneer Butter Masala recipe (Restaurant style recipe) which has been tried and enjoyed by many people.

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  15. Uthra

    I tried this recipe yesterday. Was simply superb! My husband and I enjoyed it with chapatis. I follow your blog regularly and enjoy all your recipes! Thank you!

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  20. Priya Mohan

    pathu ur my life saver….my husband loved this dish ….everytime he scolds me since i am new to kitchen and cooking ….just got married and this helped me a lot in impressing him …..thank u sooooooooooooooooooo much 🙂

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  22. mhariharan11

    After the movie PK, i think it would be better to change your website logo 😛 Just kidding 🙂 Very nice recipes, i have learnt cooking from your website 🙂 Keep up the good work!

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  24. Rashmi rakesh

    Tried this delicious recipe today and yes it tasted so yummy.. my husband and my DD loved it.. Whenever I wanted to try a new dish, your site is the first thing that I refer. Awesome recipes Padhu. You definitely play a great role in my cooking 🙂

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  25. Sowmya

    I tried this recipe today as a side dish for chapathis, they came out well. Would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. Made a couple of alterations, I skipped the cashews and ground the ginger-garlic-clove-cinnamin before frying in oil. This recipe is a keeper.

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