Fried Cauliflower Curry

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..the moment I came to know that Jaya has extended the deadline for her 'repost event', I was all excited & ready to try my first recipe, ever posted on my blog 'the Vaangi Ulli Theeyal'. Truth to be said, when I tried my hand the first time on this recipe, I was not impressed with the outcome. Yes, the taste was good & edible but there was no 'W.O.W' factor involved.

..I wanted to get that this time..so the next thing I did was - I researched and finally landed on Sig's blog - 'Eggplant Theeyal'. and was truly impressed!...my motto was to get the 'brown sauce' she mentioned in her post.

...well the result is below -

..no brownness as expected becoz - I added too much of coconut! :(.. I love grated coconut in gravy-based dishes, so out of that habit, I added I guess a tad bit more than expected. I was too depressed to even blog about it but the verdict my roomies gave while their taste-testing was very encouraging. They loved it! C'mon who doesn't love coconut. :).. So, I am happy now..am gonna try this again, add 'right amount' of roasted coconut with spices & get the 'brown sauce' into it! :-).

..and as many of you all know, we had a very heavy spat of snow from past two days here in DC area. Normally I love snow but I hate anything 'too much of it'..:(.. All of us were literally stuck at home and thank goodness we did our errands on Friday itself!

..in such depressing times, our minds automatically trigger for some serious 'indulging & comforting food' and my roomie, P made one such dish. As per her, there was no particular name for this, so we came up with one - 'Fried Cauliflower'. Paired with some simple Jeera rice & above Theeyal on the side, it was pure heaven! Thank you P for brightening our long, boring, snowy days with this awesome recipe. :)

Fried Cauliflower

Ingredients:

1 medium-sized cauliflower
4 cups corn flour
2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida for binding) [this is not added in this recipe]
2 tbsp garam masala
salt -to taste
1 tbsp red-chilli powder
1 medium sized onion, chopped
2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp chilli-garlic sauce (store-bought)
1 tsp tomato ketchup
oil - to fry


Preparation:

1. Cut cauliflower into small florets and pressure cook them with enough water. Drain the water & keep aside.(don't let them completely cool down)

2. In a mixing bowl, add corn flour, garam masala, red chilli powder, salt with warm (pressure-cooked) cauliflower florets. Mix well until the florets are properly coated.

3. Heat oil in a pan and fry these coated cauliflower florets. Drain the excess oil on paper towels.

4. Now, heat a tsp of oil in a separate kadai and saute onions with garlic & green chillies, until light golden brown. then drop the fried cauliflower florets. Mix in the ketchup & garlic sauce. Adjust the seasoning if needed.

5. This can be eaten just an an appetizer or snack or as a side-dish. Enjoy!

P says - She was asked to make this dish for almost every potluck party until now and it is always gone in minutes!..After tasting this, I am not-at-all surprised by that! :-) 

Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!

Chao,