Gobi Matar Masala
Gobi Matar Masala - Cauliflower and Green Peas cooked with lots of spices, onion & tomatoes. Goes well with naan or roti. [Vegan]
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head small
- ⅓ cup green peas [i used frozen]
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes sliced
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon paprika powder
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- 1 teaspoon sugar [i used vegan granulated white sugar]
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- cilantro leaves chopped
- garam masala powder to sprinkle [optional]
- salt to taste
To be roasted and grind
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 cloves
- 2 green cardamom
- 1 black cardamom
- 3 peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick small
- 1 whole dry red chili
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger powder
Instructions
- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the cauliflower florets.
- Cook the florets till they start turning very light golden brown in color. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In another pan, dry roast all the spices listed under "To be roasted and grind". Roast for 2-3 minutes till you start getting a nice aroma of all the spices.
- Once the spices are roasted transfer the mixture to a spice grinder, add ground ginger and grind to a fine powder and set aside.
- In the same pan heat 2 teaspoons of oil. Once the oil is hot, add sliced onions.
- Saute till raw smell goes away and onions become translucent. Add the ginger garlic paste.
- Cook the ginger garlic paste for 2-3 minutes till the raw smell goes away.
- Add in the sliced tomatoes, mix and cover and cook for 5-6 minutes on medium flame till tomatoes are cooked and mushy.
- Add the ground spices that we had kept aside +turmeric powder +paprika powder and mix.
- Cover and cook again for 3-4 minutes. [Tip: Overall you should cook the tomatoes on medium heat for 10-15 minutes for best flavor]
- After the spices are cooked, add the tomato ketchup, sugar and mix.
- At this point add 1/2 cup of water and the half cooked cauliflower and blanched green peas and mix.
- Cook the veggies on medium-flame for 5-8 minutes without covering it till cauliflower is cooked and soft but not mushy. You should still be able to bite it.
- Add the salt now and mix. Also add in the fresh lemon juice and sprinkle some garam masala on top [optional].
- Garnish with chopped coriander/cilantro leaves and serve hot with naan or roti.
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 44.8mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.2mg