Cook's Hideout: RCI-Maharashtra: Flower-Batata Rassa

June 15, 2007

RCI-Maharashtra: Flower-Batata Rassa







This month’s Regional Cuisine of India (RCI – brain child of Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine) event is being hosted by lovely Nupur (@ One Hot Stove). And this month’s state is Nupur's very own Maharashtra.
Many of Maharashtrian dishes are simple made with basic ingredients from the pantry (just like Andhra food). I would like to thank Nupur for giving this opportunity to learn more about this cuisine.
This recipe is adapted from this site (thanks again Nupur for the site). I wanted to buy black Maharashtrian masala listed in the recipe to make the dish more authentic, but couldn’t find it in the Indian grocery near me, so I used garam masala instead.

Ingredients:
Cauliflower – 1 bunch, broken into florets
Potato – 2 medium, chopped
Onion – 1 medium
Green chilies – 4, chopped fine
Turmeric – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1tsp
Ginger + Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Method:
  • Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan; add cumin seeds and after they crackle, add turmeric, ginger + garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds.
  • Add chilies and onions and fry till onions turn golden.
  • Add potatoes and cauliflower florets, 1 cup water and mix. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or till they turn tender.
  • Add garam masala, powders, salt and mix gently taking care not to break the florets. Let the gravy simmer for 5 minutes to thicken the gravy.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or chapatti.

3 comments:

  1. I love Cauliflower dishes.Looks delicious Pavani.Aloo-Gobhi, Mumbai style!!YUM! Great entry.Have a great weekend:)

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  2. that looks scrumptious!! Save me a bit!

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  3. This is truly a festival favorite! Puris with flower-batata rassa...mmmm :) Thanks for participating, Pavani!

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