Cauliflower Chops

Ingredients

• • Onions - 3
• • Tomatoes - 3
• • Ginger-garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
• • Cauliflowers - 2
• • Coconut extract - ¼ cup
• • Red chilly powder - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - few
• • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tablespoon
• • Green chillies (slit) - 2

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Coconut (grated) - 2 ½ tablespoons
• • Poppy seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Grams (roasted) - 1 tablespoon
• • Garam masala powder - ½ teaspoon

Method

• 1. Chop onions, tomatoes and cauliflower into fine pieces.
• 2. Wash cauliflower pieces twice. Take it in a bowl and pour lukewarm water with little salt.
• 3. Keep closed for 2 minutes and strain the water. (This process removes any insects in the cauliflower).
• 4. Heat oil, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chillies and then onions.
• 5. Fry till it turns transparent and add cauliflower pieces.
• 6. Stir for 2 minutes, add red chilly powder, mix well and then add chopped tomatoes.
• 7. Pour little water and keep closed till cauliflower becomes soft.
• 8. Add ground paste and salt.
• 9. Cook till gravy becomes thick.
• 10. Pour thick coconut extract. When it attains boiling point, remove from fire.
• 11. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• 12. Squeeze lime according to taste if you prefer.
• 13. Serve this with Aappam dosai.