This Tandoori Gobi is a delicious, popular Indian style tandoori snack where Gobi (Cauliflower) florets are marinated in a spiced yogurt-based marinade, and grilled in the air fryer, oven, stove-top pan or grill.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

For the Marinade:

  • 1/2 cup thick or hung curd ((or greek yogurt))
  • 1 tablespoon besan (gram flour or chickpea flour)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala ((or tandoori masala powder))
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice ((or amchur powder))
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • salt (to taste)

Vegetables

  • 1 medium cauliflower ((about 20 florets))

Garnish

  • lemon wedges (to serve)
  • onion slices (to serve)
  • chaat masala (to sprinkle)
  • green chutney

Method

  1. Clean, cut the whole cauliflower into bite-sized florets, roughly the same size for even cooking.
  2. In a large bowl add hung curd, besan, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala, kasuri methi, lemon juice, salt, oil, and mix everything together. Then add the cauliflower florets and mix until each piece of the cauliflower is coated well with the marinade. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Air Fryer Method:

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 360 ° F (180°C). Add the marinated cauliflower florets to the air fryer basket and spread them in a single layer (cook in batches if required). You can brush or spray some oil on top.
  2. Air fryer them at 360 ° F (180°C) for 14-18 minutes or until edges start browning and crisp. Shake the basket halfway through. Mine was cooked perfectly in 16 minutes.
  3. Remove in a serving plate, squeeze some lime juice, sprinkle chaat masala and serve it immediately with mint yogurt chutney.

Oven Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 380°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the marinated cauliflower evenly in a single layer. Bake 15-20 minutes, or till the edges turn brown and cauliflower reaches desired crispiness. Turn halfway through cooking time.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.