dimanche, janvier 11, 2009

Cauliflower in Whole Spices

Cauliflower in Whole Spices

The slave driver woke me up with a slap on the shoulder (after just 7 hours of beauty sleep).

"Hey! Don't you think you ought to start cooking the curry?"

"What?"

"I am thinking of going sledding with the kids after lunch, so we'd better not eat late."

"What the ·$%&*+..."

So I had to get out of bed, put on my bathrobe, roll up the sleeves and go slave in the kitchen. Making Indonesian Beef Rendang today so that would take hours. Though managed to make the process shorter by using the Rendang paste that One Wheel sent me. Also made a Cauliflower in Whole Spices which on the contrary is easy and fast to prepare.

Cauliflower in Whole Spices :

1 Head of Cauliflower (cut into big pieces)
Ginger
Garlic
Fresh green chilli
Onion Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Cumin seeds
Cinnamon bark (tiny piece bashed)
Cardamom seeds
Anis seeds
Fenugeek seeds
Ground Coriander
Ground Turmeric
Salt
Pepper
Fresh tomato
A little water
Coriander leaves (optional)

Heat up water in a casserole and when it's boiling, add in 2 tsp of salt and cook the cauliflower in it for maximum 15 minutes. It should be cooked but still crunchy. Drain and set aside the vegetable.

In a wok, heat up some oil and brown the onions, garlic, ginger, chilli and whole spices. When they sizzle and are fragrant, add in the cooked cauliflower, coat it well with the spices and add in the diced tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Add in a little water, cover for a minute, toss in the coriander leaves and serve hot.

Butter Basmati Rice, Cauliflower, Pappadum, Beef Rendang

3 commentaires:

Muriel a dit…

Today we went to an Indian restaurant at Carpi. yes I took photos for you, and the visit card. It was very correct and our Italian friends really enjoy it, so were the S's family. You can ask our dear PTA president if she liked it.

See you tomorrow. Thanks for the photos to Hub.

Beau Lotus 涟 a dit…

I'll thank you for the card in advance then. L must be glad to be able to leave her mountain for some curry.

And just in case you couldn't figure it out, those were 12 pairs of shoes from Geox.

Muriel a dit…

Oh I could figure out okay. I used to shop a long long time ago in a far far far away shopping mall ...