Aloo Gobhi

Hello,

Finally BIA at the Kitchen after a "short" break. Aloo Gobhi has been on the agenda for quite some time. Everytime we had aloo there was no gobhi and vice versa. As with any "Northi" / Punjabi dish my memories always begin from Bangalore. In this case the Gurudwara Dhaba in Ulsoor. Can't say I came close to it, but definitely worth repeating. Until a very recently our spice rack was quite "South Indian". Thanks to some of my IGT mates I came to know of a few more tricks to make it more authentic. This time it was Amchur powder which gives the zing.

Ingredients:

1) Aloo (Potato) (1 - 1.5 inch cubes)

2) Phool Gobhi (Cauliflower) florets

3) Minced Garlic

4) Cumin seeds

5) Onions

6) Tomato wedges

7) Amchur powder 

8) Asafoetida
9) Turmeric powder
10) Garam masala (optional)
11) Red chilli powder

Method:

1) Heat a skillet with a "generous" portion of oil.

2) Sautee the garlic and cumin seeds for a quick 20 seconds.

3) Add the potatoes , asafoetida,  turmeric  and roast it. This is the part that requires utmost patience. You can try to cheat by having smaller chunks of potato, but then it may not become Aloo Gobhi!! So patience please. Potato has to be roasted until you can easily cut through it with a spoon. A better test....try to eat it and it shouldn't taste raw. :-) (Duh!!)

4) I made a mistake of adding the onions along with the potatoes. As part of the slow roasting process, the onions became almost charred and I had to fish it out. On the positive side, it gave a pretty good flavour to the potato. So if you haven't added the onions already, now is a good time.

5) Add the Cauliflower florets and most of the tomato wedges (2/3rds maybe..).

6) Stir fry this mix for about 10-15 minutes along with amchur powder, red chilli powder and garam masala  (optinal) until the Cauli is cooked. Indication - should be slightly soggy.

7) Add the remaining tomatoes and stir fry for a couple of minutes.

8) Garnish with chopped coriander (Cilantro) and serve with hot Chappatis.

Aloo Gobhi Ready!!