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Cauliflower And Potatoes With Black Mustard Seeds















Ingredients

Quantity
Cubed new potatoes
2 ½ cups
Cauliflower
1 small
Black mustard seeds
2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds
12 to 15
Freshly ground cumin seeds
1 tsp
Turmeric
½ tsp
Powdered hot red chilli
½ tsp
Salt
to taste
Peanut oil
6 tbsp
Minced garlic
2 tbsp
Tomato – chopped
1
Serrano chillies – chopped
1 to 2 fresh
Cilantro leaves
1 cup
Lemon juice
1 tbsp or to taste


Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2- inch cubes; place in a bowl of water. Separate cauliflower into flowerets about the same size as the potato cubes. Set aside.

Mix mustard with fenugreek in a small bowl. Mix ground spices together in a small bowl, and add some salt. Place all ingredients near the stove.

Heat oil in a pan until very hot. Add whole seeds all at once, keeping face away from pan. Have a lid ready to cover pan, if needed. As mustard seeds turn gray, lower neat to medium and add ground spices. Cook for 1 or 2 seconds, then stir in garlic, then tomato and green chillies. Cook for about 5 minutes.

Drain potatoes and add to pan, along with cauliflower; cook for 5 minutes, stirring to coat vegetables with spices. Add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup cilantro. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender. Check water level frequently, and add more as needed.

Taste for salt, add lemon juice, stir well, and serve garnished with remaining cilantro.