Cauliflower And Peas Bhath

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Onions - 2
• • Tomatoes - 3
• • Cauliflower - 1
• • Peas (fresh) - ½ cup
• • Red chilly powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Garam masala powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Coriander leaves (finely cut) - 1 tablespoon
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Lemon - 1
• • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Onions (small) - 7
• • Green chillies - 4
• • Ginger - ½ inch

Ingredients For Garnishing

• • Ghee - 2 teaspoons
• • Cashew nuts (broken) - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Fry "For Grinding together" ingredients in half Teaspoon of oil and then grind it along with ginger
• 2. Cut onions finely.
• 3. Blanch tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes.
• 4. Remove skin, make into paste and strain to remove seeds.
• 5. Cut cauliflower into small flowerettes, blanch in hot water to which little salt and turmeric powder is added.
• 6. After few minutes, drain water and deep fry cauliflower till crisp and keep aside.
• 7. Cook peas separately.
• 8. Pressure cook, soaked rice in two cups of water and allow it to cool.
• 9. Separate the grains.
• 10. Heat oil and fry onions till light brown.
• 11. Add ground masala paste and fry for two minutes.
• 12. Pour tomato paste and fry till moisture is absorbed completely.
• 13. Add salt, chilly powder, garam masala powder, cooked peas and mix well.
• 14. Add cooked rice and half of the fried cauliflower.
• 15. Fry for few minutes till it becomes hot.
• 16. Remove from fire.
• 17. Add fried cashew nuts, squeeze lemon and mix well.
• 18. Decorate with rest of the fried cauliflower, finely cut coriander leaves and grated fresh coconut.