Chatpata Aloo Gobhi

This dish is a combination of potatoes and cauliflower cooked in a variety of Indian spices. Aloo Gobhi is a wonderful accompaniment with rice as well as any Indian bread.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Serves : 4

Ingredients:

1/4 kg of cauliflower washed and cut into small pieces

1 potato peeled and cut into big squares

1 medium sized onion finely chopped

1 medium sized tomato finely chopped

1 tbsp of tomato paste

1 green chilly finely chopped

1/2 tsp of ginger paste

1/2 tsp of garlic paste

1/4 tsp of asafoetida powder (hing)

1/2 garam masala powder (I used badshah garam masala)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder

1/2 tsp of coriander powder

1/2 tsp of cumin powder

1/2 tsp of cumin seeds

1/2 tsp of chaat masala powder

1 tsp of lime juice

1 tbsp oil

salt to taste

1/2 tsp of sugar

corriander leaves for garnish

Method:

• Take a non-stick pan and add some oil to it.
• When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and hing to it
• When they start to crackle, add onions and fry nicely till pink
• Then add the ginger-garlic paste and the green chillies.
• Fry for a while and then add the tomatoes and the tomato paste.
• Continue frying for about 2 minutes
• Then add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, salt and stir well.
• Then add the potatoes and some water. Cover the pan and cook for about 5 minutes
• After 5 minutes, add the cut cauliflower to it and mix well. Again cover the pan and cook for another 3 minutes
• Finally, add the garam masala, chaat masala, lime juice and sugar and give it a good stir.
• Garnish with some finely cut corriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice or any Indian bread.