Aloo gobi

       Aloo gobi is one of the most popular healthy Indian dishes. It can be made to a semi-dry curry or to a gravy. Let's see how to prepare it.

Ingredients

Potato                    - 1 cup or 2 to 3 medium-sized (half-cooked, peeled & cut into cubes)

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Cauliflower           - 2 cups

Onion                    - 1 cup (finely chopped)

Tomato                  - 2 to 3

Salt                        - as needed

Lemon juice           - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Ghee/cooking oil   - 2 tbsp

Chilli powder        - 1 to 2 tsp

Cumin seeds          - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala       - 1 to 2 tsp

Turmeric powder  - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Coriander leaves   - 2 to 3 tbsp (chopped finely)

Preparation

• Chop cauliflower florets and add them to slightly hot water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Then drain the water completely.
• Heat ghee or oil in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. Allow these to fry for around 30 seconds on medium flame.
• Add chopped onions to it and saute it until they start to turn slightly brown in colour.
• Then add tomatoes and a pinch of salt to it. Saute it until the mixture turns oily.
• Add cauliflower and potatoes (half-cooked) to this mixture. Roast it until they turn soft (cook on a low to medium heat).
• Then add garam masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder to it (while adding these spices cook it on low heat). Mix well.
• Add salt to taste and continue to cook until the potatoes are soft and fully cooked. If the mixture gets too thick, pour enough water to it. Stir occasionally.
• Finally, add coriander leaves and lemon juice to it. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the dish for about 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. Serve aloo gobi with rice, milk chapati or poori.

Useful tips:

• While cooking, make sure that you keep stirring the dish from time to time, else it might stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Always saute and cook potatoes until half did before adding the cauliflower. Because potatoes take longer time to cook than cauliflower. So you can use half-cooked potatoes for making aloo gobi.
• Do not add too much water as we want the dish to be in dry form.
• You can sprinkle lemon juice if you have skipped tomato.