cauliflower sambar recipe | gobi sambar recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 20 cauliflower / gobi (florets)
- ½ cup toor dal (cooked)
- 1 tsp jaggery
- ¼ cup tamarind extract
- few curry leaves
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
for masala:
- ½ cup coconut
- ¼ onion (sliced)
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 4 dried kashmiri red chilli
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 garlic clove
Method
masala recipe:
- prepare the hasi masale (raw masala). blend 2-3 slices of onion, garlic clove, coriander seeds, dried red chilli, cumin seeds, methi, pinch of mustard seeds and grated coconut.
- blend to the smooth paste by adding required amount of water. keep aside.
cauliflower sambar recipe:
- separate the florets of cauliflower. keep them aside.
- in a large vessel add cauliflower florets along with a cup of water.
- also add salt to taste.
- next add turmeric powder and give a good mix. close the lid and get to a boil. do not over cook as cauliflower will become very soft.
- once the cauliflower are almost cooked add tamarind extract and jaggery.
- also add ground masala.
- also add few curry leaves and boil vigorously for 5-6 minutes. do not over boil as cauliflower might get over cooked.
- serve cauliflower koddel with hot steamed rice.
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.