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Potato Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi) is a vegetarian north Indian dish. It's sautéed cauliflower and potato, with tomatoes, cashews, onion, and Indian spices. A simple recipe that pairs well with flatbread such as roti and naan, or rice.

restaurant_menu Yields: 2 Servings
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
  1. 1 teaspoon onion powder
  2. 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  3. 1/8 teaspoon tumeric powder
  4. 1/8 teaspoon red chili powder
  5. 1 teaspoon cumin seeds found in Indian Grocery store
  6. 1 tablespoon Garam Masala spice found in Indian Grocery store
  7. 1 whole potato big size or 2 potatoes small size
  8. Salt as per taste
  9. 1 onion
  10. 1/8 teaspoon Amchoor Powder - Dried Mango Powder found in Indian Grocery Store
  11. 5 piece of cloves
  12. 2 whole cardamom pods
  13. 2 small piece of ginger peeled
  14. 2 dried curry leaves
  15. 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  16. 2 Whole Tomatoes
  17. 1 lb (450 g) Cauliflower florets (1 medium chopped into 1-inch florets )
Instruction
  1. Preheat the oven to 425˚F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper for easier cleanup.
  2. Slice the cauliflower into traditional florets.
  3. Peel the potato and slice it into big square pieces. I use a food chopper saves some time.
  4. Seasoning- Add the cauliflower florets and potatoes in a big bowl. Add some olive oil and butter, and toss to coat. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt, garlic powder and paprika.Mix it well so the cauliflower florets and potatoes gets coated with the oil and seasoning.
  5. Bake cauliflower for 30 minutes, or until desired tenderness and golden at the edges. The baking time may vary depending on the size of your pieces.
  6. Take some olive oil in a non stick pot and heat it up.
  7. Add pieces of ginger, whole garlic, 2 tomatoes ,1 onion, 5 pieces of clove in a mixer or food processor and turn it into a fine puree.
  8. Add the puree to the non stick pan with oil heated up.
  9. Simply squeeze the cardamom pods and remove the seeds. Place them in the mortar (bowl) and begin to grind the seeds with the pestle. Continue grinding until the seeds are ground down to a fine powder and then add the powder to the non stick pot.
  10. Add all the spices to the onion tomato: ginger powder, onion powder, coriander powder, chili powder(you can start with adding very little in the beginning and add more towards the end of the dish), tumeric powder.
  11. Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook.
  12. Let the spices cook for around 10 min.
  13. Add the baked potatoes and cauliflower florets to the pot.
  14. Cook the potatoes and cauliflower florets for about 10 minutes till they become soft. Constantly stir the potatoes and cauliflower florets to mix it well with onion tomato red pepper puree which will act as a gravy for the curry.
  15. Add salt as per taste.
  16. That is it your curry is ready. You can enjoy it with Garlic Naan or Roti(Indian bread less calories compared to Naan).

Final Product

A visually appealing dish of Potato Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi), featuring sautéed cauliflower and potatoes with tomatoes, cashews, onions, and a blend of Indian spices.

Aloo Gobi Preparation Video