Thursday, 22 July 2010

Tandoori Gobi Butter Masala

I like trying out any different curry I taste while dining out. Most of the time I Succeed by making the gravy of the same taste. One such is this Tandoori Gobi Butter Masala. We had this with Naan in a local restaurant here in UAE n we really liked it. Never had Tandoori Gobi masala all we have had is Butter chicken or paneer Butter masala. This was completely new. Tandoori Gobi n rich n smooth sauce. The first time I prepared I grilled the gobi but yesterday I was a bit lazy to take out my grill so I Grilled them on stove top.
Very easy to prepare n yet tasty too. You can alter any items in the dish but not the kasuri methi, it adds to the perfect flavour n taste. I've used Cashew n Almond paste, You can substitute with thick cream also.
Sending this delicious dish to Suma's Side dishes from India and to Think Spice- Think Fenugreek guest hosted by Priya mitharwal event by Sunita



You need:

For Tandoori Gobi:

Cauliflower Florets                     2- 2 1/2 cup
Besan flour                                 2 1/2tbsp
Chilli powder                             1tsp
Ginger garlic paste                      1tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder               1tsp
Jeera powder                             1/2tsp
Lemon juice                               1/2tsp
Red food Colouring                    few drops
Salt
Thick Curd                                2-3tbsp
Butter                                       25gms
Oil                                            1tsp

For Gravy:

Onion (large)                           1nos
Tomato (medium)                     2nos
Red /green bell pepper             2tbsp(finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste                   1tbsp
Cashew                                    15nos
Almonds                                 8nos
Milk                                        1/2cup
Chilli powder                           1/2tbsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder             1/2tsp
Jeera powder                           1/2tsp
Kasuri methi                              1/2tbsp
Red food Colouring
Salt
Butter                                      25gms
Oil                                           1tbsp




  Preparation:

Tandoori Gobi:

Clean the florets n mix in the rest of the ingredients except oil n butter. Marinate them for half n hour.
You can either Grill them by brushing buttter on top or heat a pan add the butter n oil, place the florets n cook for 10-15 minutes till they are well cooked.

Butter Masala:

Grind the onion n tomatoes seperately. Grind the cashew n almonds together to a fine paste with milk
Heat oil in a kadai n add the onion paste fry till they are almost brown in colour add the ginger garlic paste n  red bell pepper fry for a few more minutes. Add the tomato paste n the masalas n fry till the oil seperates.
Remove from heat n grind them again to a fine paste.
Return to heat n add the cashew n almond paste food colouring n salt n kasuri methi . to it add 1/2cup water n give a good boil. add the tandoori florets n cook for few more mintes.
Serve hot with any flat bread.

30 comments:

  1. That sounds very interesting, must have tasted delicious. Nice veggie option.

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  2. Wow this can easily give a run to any non veg recipe. The gravy looks rich and thick. I'm sure it tasted good also.
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. Looks n delicious...nice gravy

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  4. gobi masala looks so yummy n inviting ...book marked .love to try this soon

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  5. Hey Niloufer.. that curry looks really good. One such yummy curry can make the entire meal seem like a feast. Will keep in mind for next time I get cauliflower.

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  6. love this tandoori dishes..I am yet to try something like this at home..looks perfect..yumm

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  7. Gravy looks delicious. Nice one.

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  8. oh! what a beautiful and delicious dish great

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  9. thats a delicious side for roti.. tandoori gobi sure give more taste to the dish. good one

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  10. A mouthwatering dish... The gravy looks irresistible!

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  11. Woww wat a rich looking and droolworthy butter masala, looks toooo delicious..

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  12. seeing this dish for the first time ... yummy and tempting :0
    will surely give a try .. Thanks for a mouth watering recipe :)

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  13. Must have tasted great.Looks so rich and delicious!!!

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  14. Really sounds delicious in that rich base.

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  16. Rich gravy,a flavorful gobi dish :)

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  17. Gravy looks creamy and delicious. Love it.

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  18. Looks so creamy and delicious curry..

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  20. The name of the dish is first of all, very tempting, and the dish looks delish!

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  22. this looks terrific to me many thanks Pierre de Paris

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  24. looks so awesome. Yummmmm :)

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  25. Beautiful masala, can't wait to see if I can have the same success upon making it.

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  26. i tried this at home in new zealand n its jus like restaurant quality!perfect !! thank you for the wonderful recipe!

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