Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower Potato Curry)
Aloo gobi recipe - Restaurant style aloo gobi masala that tastes delicious & is flavor packed. Serve it with rice, roti or paratha
- Total time
- 50 min
- Active time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 3
- Difficulty
- Medium
Ingredients and Constraints
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Cauliflower Florets
2 cups (180 grams) cauliflower florets ((gobi, chopped to 1½ inch) )
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Onion
¾ to 1 cup (1 medium) onion ((chopped finely) )
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Tomatoes
¾ to 1 cup (2 medium) tomatoes ((finely chopped) or ¼ cup tomato puree or 2 tbsp tomato paste mixed with 3 tbsps water)
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Ginger
½ tablespoon (½ inch) ginger (peeled & minced or grated)
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Garlic
½ tablespoon (3 to 4) garlic (cloves, peeled & minced or pressed)
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Green Chilies
1 green chili (slit or chopped (optional))
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Coriander Leaves
2 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped finely)
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Salt
½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
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Lemon Juice
lemon juice to serve ((optional))
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Chili Powder
¾ to 1¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
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Garam Masala
1 to 1½ teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste))
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Amchur
½ to 1 teaspoon amchur ((Optional, Dried mango powder))
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Before You Cook
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Variations
This can be made without onion, tomatoes, garlic & even green chili.
I do make this baby version for my young boys as they are fussy to eat it with all those ingredients. My recipe shared here has all of the above ingredients and makes the best aloo gobi. However leaving out onion or tomatoes is just okay and the dish still turns out good. Leaving out both makes the dish very dry so use more oil. For a quicker version, just toss potatoes and cauliflower in spice powders along with little oil. Then bake them in a oven or air fryer. Make the onion tomato masala and then add the baked potatoes and cauliflower to the masala. Related Recipes Red Lentil Curry Butternut Squash ...
Method Overview
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Stir Fry Potato & Cauliflower
When the potatoes are half cooked, add cauliflower and stir fry for 3 mins.
Add ¾ to 1¼ teaspoon red chili powder 1 to 1½ teaspoon garam masala (adjust as needed) ¾ to 1 teaspoon coriander powder ½ to ¾ teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric 7. Sprinkle some water (about 2 to 3 tablespoons) all over or across the sides of the pan. This prevents the dish from becoming dry. Cook covered, stirring after every few minutes, until both potatoes and cauliflower are almost tender. Sprinkle salt and mix. Cover and cook again until potatoes are soft & fully cooked. The cauliflower should remain slightly crunchy. Add chopped tomatoes (or tomato puree or tomato paste) (optional).
Expert Tips
Always sauté & cook potatoes until half done before adding the cauliflower.
Potatoes take longer to cook than cauliflower so avoid adding them together to the pan. Do not add salt till the potatoes are almost done. Adding salt will prevent them from cooking well since there is not much water used. The latter part of cooking has to be done on a low flame which helps the veggies to release some moisture and cook well without burning. If using tomatoes do not add them until the potatoes are soft cooked.
Prepare aloo and gobi
You have 3 options to prepare your potatoes and cauliflower.
They need to cook fully or at least al dente, before adding to the sauce else they may take forever to cook in the sauce. a. You can steam them in a steamer. First steam the potatoes until half done, then add the cauliflower. Steam till al dente and not mushy. b. Or Pan fry or shallow fry them separately (one after the other) in 2 tablespoons oil until crisp & golden. c.
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Method Timeline
Prep
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15 min
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Cook
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35 min
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50 min
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Step 1
Prepare the following ingredients: Peel & cube 2 medium potatoes to make 1½ cup pieces of ¾ by ¾ inch each. Keep them immersed in water until required. Chop a cauliflower head, to make 2 cups (180 grams) florets, chopped to 1½ inch. Optionally add the florets to slightly hot water and rest for 3 to 4 mins. Later rinse them well and drain. Fine chop 1 medium onion, to make ¾ to 1 cup chopped onions Deseed & fine chop 2 medium tomatoes to make ¾ to 1 cup (or ¼ cup canned tomato puree (without citric acid) or use 2 tbsp tomato paste stirred with 3 tablespoons water) ½ tablespoon (½ inch) ginger peeled & minced or grated ½ tablespoon (3 to 4) garlic cloves, peeled & minced or pressed 1 green chili slit or chopped (optional)
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until required.
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TimingInfoTimingfor 3 to 4 mins
Target: 3-4 minute
Expected state: Optionally add the florets to slightly hot water and rest for 3 to 4 mins.
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Prepare the following ingredients: Peel & cube 2 medium potatoes to make 1½ cup pieces of ¾ by ¾ inch each. Keep them immersed in water until required. Chop a cauliflower head, to make 2 cups (180 grams) florets, chopped to 1½ inch. Optionally add the florets to slightly hot water and rest for 3 to 4 mins. Later rinse them well and drain. Fine chop 1 medium onion, to make ¾ to 1 cup chopped onions Deseed & fine chop 2 medium tomatoes to make ¾ to 1 cup (or ¼ cup canned tomato puree (without citric acid) or use 2 tbsp tomato paste stirred with 3 tablespoons water) ½ tablespoon (½ inch) ginger peeled & minced or grated ½ tablespoon (3 to 4) garlic cloves, peeled & minced or pressed 1 green chili slit or chopped (optional)
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- 1 green chili (slit or chopped (optional))
- ½ tablespoon (3 to 4) garlic (cloves, peeled & minced or pressed)
- ½ tablespoon (½ inch) ginger (peeled & minced or grated)
- ¾ to 1 cup (2 medium) tomatoes ((finely chopped) or ¼ cup tomato puree or 2 tbsp tomato paste mixed with 3 tbsps water)
- ¾ to 1 cup (1 medium) onion ((chopped finely) )
- 2 cups (180 grams) cauliflower florets ((gobi, chopped to 1½ inch) )
- 1½ cup (2 medium) potatoes ((cubed to ¾ x ¾ inch))
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Step 2
Pour 2 tablespoons oil to a heavy bottom pan and heat it. Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds. When they begin to sizzle, add ginger and garlic. Saute just for 30 seconds.
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TimingInfoTimingfor 30 seconds
Target: 1 minute
Expected state: Saute just for 30 seconds.
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- 2 to 3 tablespoons oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ((jeera))
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Step 3
Add fine chopped onion & chopped green chili. Saute them until onions turn transparent.
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until onions turn transparent.
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Step 4
Drain the potatoes from water and add them. Saute for 2 to 3 mins.
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TimingInfoTimingfor 2 to 3 mins
Target: 2-3 minute
Expected state: Saute for 2 to 3 mins.
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Step 5
Cover and cook until they are half done, for about 8 to 9 mins. If the potatoes dry out, sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons water as you cook.
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until they are half done, for about 8 to 9 mins.
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Visual cueInfoVisualuntil they are half done, for about 8 to 9 mins.
Expected state: until they are half done, for about 8 to 9 mins.
TimingInfoTimingabout 8 to 9 mins
Target: 8-9 minute
Expected state: Cover and cook until they are half done, for about 8 to 9 mins.
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Step 6
When the potatoes are half cooked, add cauliflower and stir fry for 3 mins. Add ¾ to 1¼ teaspoon red chili powder 1 to 1½ teaspoon garam masala (adjust as needed) ¾ to 1 teaspoon coriander powder ½ to ¾ teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric
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TimingInfoTimingfor 3 mins
Target: 3 minute
Expected state: When the potatoes are half cooked, add cauliflower and stir fry for 3 mins.
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Uses
- ¾ to 1¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 to 1½ teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste))
- ¾ to 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon roasted cumin powder ((jeera powder) (updated))
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Step 7
Mix well. Sprinkle some water (about 2 to 3 tablespoons) all over or across the sides of the pan. This prevents the dish from becoming dry. Cook covered, stirring after every few minutes, until both potatoes and cauliflower are almost tender. Sprinkle salt and mix. Cover and cook again until potatoes are soft & fully cooked. The cauliflower should remain slightly crunchy.
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until both potatoes and cauliflower are almost tender.
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TextureInfoTextureuntil both potatoes and cauliflower are almost tender.
Expected state: until both potatoes and cauliflower are almost tender.
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- ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
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Step 8
Add chopped tomatoes (or tomato puree or tomato paste) (optional). Crush 1 tablespoon kasuri methi in your palms and sprinkle it here. Stir fry on a medium high heat until the tomato blends well with the aloo gobi masala. The raw flavor of the tomatoes should vanish. This just takes 2 to 3 mins. At this stage taste test and add more salt and ground spice spices if needed.
medium high heat
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until the tomato blends well with the aloo gobi masala.
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Expected state: until the tomato blends well with the aloo gobi masala.
TimingInfoTiming2 to 3 mins
Target: 2-3 minute
Expected state: This just takes 2 to 3 mins.
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- 1 tablespoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves) (skip if you don't have))
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Step 9
Sprinkle ½ to 1 teaspoon Amchur (optional) if using. Garnish aloo gobi with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roti. You can sprinkle lemon juice if you love the tang. Serve Aloo gobi with roti, rice or paratha.
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Sprinkle ½ to 1 teaspoon Amchur (optional) if using. Garnish aloo gobi with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roti. You can sprinkle lemon juice if you love the tang. Serve Aloo gobi with roti, rice or paratha.
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- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped finely)
- lemon juice to serve ((optional))
- ½ to 1 teaspoon amchur ((Optional, Dried mango powder))
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I have updated the recipe to prevent the aloo gobi drying out.
Simply sprinkle some water as you cook. This recipe has been updated to make it more flavorsome.
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I have updated the recipe to prevent the aloo gobi drying out.
I have updated the recipe to prevent the aloo gobi drying out. Simply sprinkle some water as you cook.
This recipe has been updated to make it more flavorsome.
This recipe has been updated to make it more flavorsome.
A heavy bottom pan with a lid works well for this dish.
A heavy bottom pan with a lid works well for this dish.
You can also grill the potatoes and cauliflower in a oven or air fryer.
You can also grill the potatoes and cauliflower in a oven or air fryer. Then add them to the prepared onion tomato masala.
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