Tandoori Gobi Butter Masala

12:16 Niloufer Riyaz 30 Comments

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.