A Vegetarian Spice Route-winter recipe

The Chill in the air and the rains-Me no like :(
Drains me of my energy levels as I am focussing more on how to breathe well through my nose and not my mouth! Most of the time I am spraying nasal drops/sprays to decongest...this is then followed by nonstop sneezing!

What's all this rubbish I am talking about....shucks! nothing alarming guys, just wanted to let you know that I am keping myself and the family warm with nice home made curries and spicy ones too! this actually helped me quite a bit to beat the cold.

So here goes this perfect vegetarian recipe to have with a nice bowl of rice/ rotis or just to dip your bread in.



Keep the cauliflower florets ready. In a bowl of warm,saline water immerse the florets and set it aside for half an hour. Later drain!

In the meantime, blanch two to three tomatoes and chop them and set aside. Take a tbsp of poppy seeds(Khus khus) and two tbsp. of cashewnuts and grind them to a paste. I used almonds as I was out of cashewnuts!

Chop two to three large onions and add them in  two tbsp. of oil, once they brown, add ginger-garlic and two green chillies (the trio should be ground to a paste as well), toss in the chopped tomatoes, a tsp. of turmeric powder, a tsp. of coriander powder, half a tsp. of cumin powder, and a tsp. of red chilly powder. Let the spices mix well with the onions and tomatoes. Do add in the poppy & cashewnut mix and mix them all well. By now you can see the redness in your curry.

The more oil you use the tastier and richer this dish is. I have just used two tbsp. as it's too scary to see an oily dish! after all this will all emulsify in my digestive system! I don't want to die young!!!!!!!!!! I want to enjoy concocting dishes, write recipes and share with you readers :) so let the choice be yours.

 While stirring this spice mix, slowly blend in some curd nearly half a cup, keep stirring and then introduce the drained cauliflower florets into the now spicy curd dish, add in adequate salt. You can dilute your dish by adding in water to the consistency you desire. Let the dish cook for some more time on simmer.

 Check for salt, if desired add a tsp. of garam masala/some more chilly powder.Garnish the dish with finely chopped cilantro and serve it hot.


Got my Mojo back! the chest feels better, the stomach is happy and so are the rest of the stomachs of ma famille :) More vegetarian dishes coming up...so watch this space and continue to browse and read my blog! Keep yourselves warm as well!