Cauliflower Cashew Masala Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is seasoned with flavorful spices and loaded with the richness of cashews.
Cauliflower Cashew Masala
This curry is creamy at the same time packed with lots of flavour. It taste so yummy with hot phulka or chapati. So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you.
Ingredients for Cauliflower Cashew Masala
- Cauliflower / Gobi - 3 cups cut into bite size florets
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
For Masala:
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 2 large pureed
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander Leaves / Cilantro - 4 tbsp finely chopped
For Grinding:
- Coconut - ¾ cup grated
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 large stick
- Cashewnuts - 10 to 15
- Water - ½ cup or as needed to make smooth paste
How to Make Cauliflower Cashew Masala
- Take chopped cleaned cauliflower in a saucepan and cover it with water.
- Add in salt and turmeric powder. Bring it to boil and cook for 5 to 7 mins till cauliflower is cooked. Drain and set aside.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and add enough water to make into a smooth puree. Set aside till use.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel seeds and let it splatter.
- Add in onions and cook till it turns golden.
- Then add in tomato puree and cook till it gets thick and oil leaves the sides.
- Add in salt and all spice powders. Cook for a min.
- Add in the cooked cauliflower and mix well with the masala.
- Cover this and simmer on a low flame for 5 mins or so till the masala is coated all over the gobi.
- Now add in the ground masala and some water if needed. Mix this and cover again.
- Cook for a good 8 to 10 mins on a very low flame till the masala is thick and coats the gobi.
- Add in lots of coriander leaves and switch off the heat. Mix well and serve with roti.
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Cauliflower Cashew Masala Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups cut into bite size florets Cauliflower / Gobi
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder / Manjal Podi
- For Masala:
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
- 1 large sliced thinly Onion
- 2 large pureed Tomatoes
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- Salt to taste
- 4 tbsp finely chopped Coriander Leaves / Cilantro
- For Grinding:
- ¾ cup grated Coconut
- 2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
- 1 large stick Cinnamon / Pattai
- 10 to 15 Cashewnuts
- ½ cup or as needed to make smooth paste Water
Instructions
- Take chopped cleaned cauliflower in a saucepan and cover it with water.
- Add in salt and turmeric powder. Bring it to boil and cook for 5 to 7 mins till cauliflower is cooked. Drain and set aside.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and add enough water to make into a smooth puree. Set aside till use.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel seeds and let it splatter.
- Add in onions and cook till it turns golden.
- Then add in tomato puree and cook till it gets thick and oil leaves the sides.
- Add in salt and all spice powders. Cook for a min.
- Add in the cooked cauliflower and mix well with the masala.
- Cover this and simmer on a low flame for 5 mins or so till the masala is coated all over the gobi.
- Now add in the ground masala and some water if needed. Mix this and cover again.
- Cook for a good 8 to 10 mins on a very low flame till the masala is thick and coats the gobi.
- Add in lots of coriander leaves and switch off the heat. Mix well and serve with roti.
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Cauliflower Cashew Masala Recipe Step by Step
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Add cauliflower florets to water which has salt and turmeric in it |
POGO
Hi Aarthi... In the ingredients list...missed cashew...is it 7-8? Do we need to soak before grinding? Thanks
Anonymous
hi Aarthi
nice explanation..i am gng to try this today 🙂
Aarthi
@POGOI have updated the recipe. And you dont need to soak it
Amruta Panigrahi
Hi, Aarthi dii
I tried this recipe it was yummy & different from what we usually make at home, everyone at home were very happy specially my mommy.... she was asking me 2 - 3 days back get some new recipe of Cauliflower & here you gave me that 🙂
Thank you God bless you 🙂
Nimmi P
Cooked this yesterday really came out well. All my friends and family loved it. Wonderful recipe. Thx for posting Aarti.
Nimmi P
Cooked this yesterday really came out well. All my friends and family loved it. Wonderful recipe. Thx for posting Aarti.
Anonymous
hi aarthi,
I've been trying ur dishes for past 2 mths...& each recipe came out well...My hubby is my critic,even he said tht I turn out to be a great cook nowadays...I'm so happy...Ur recipies r easy to follow &ur stepwise pics r really helpful...Thnk u
Anonymous
I tried this recepie and it was really delicious. My family loved it. Thank you.
Anonymous
Can I skip coconut and add only cashews? Will there be any taste difference??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can