1: Firstly remove the cauliflower florets. Wash them in running water. Then warm 2 cups of water in a pan with salt. Close of the burner. Add the cauliflower florets in the salted warm water and keep covered for 15-20 minutes.
2: Chop the potatoes.
3: To make the paste, add water, onion, tomato, ginger and garlic in a blender. Make a smooth paste. If you like coriander-cilantro leaves, add 2 tsp of sliced coriander leaves � this is optional.
4: Now first in the pan, add the masala paste and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Then add the turmeric powder, chili powder, garam masala powder and salt. Add oil.
5: Add Cauliflower and Potatoes and mix well.
6: Add water. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Check every 5 mins to stir the aloo gobhi. When the cauliflower and potatoes become soft, serve with rotis, naan or rice.
Tips:
This masala paste you can also use for making the recipe only with cauliflower, potato- paneer, Aloo Baingan (substitute Eggplant instead of Cauliflower) and Aloo Shimla Mirch (substitute Capsicum/Red Pepper instead of Cauliflower)
Always clean the cauliflower properly and keep it in warm salted water. There are small tiny worms in the cauliflower and they die with a slight warm temperature. When removing the florets with a knife, be careful. One needs to have a good eye sight to spot these worms in the cauliflower. In India, this issue with cauliflower is pretty common.So take care.
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