Aloo Gobi ki Sabji

Not much of brainstorming this time...sis asked me to prepare aloo gobi sabji as there was cauliflowers and cabbage laying in the fridge for a week now! And every time there is gobi at home I have to make this sabji! The preparation method is the way my mom use to make simple, easy and taste amazing.

Ingredients:

Cauliflowers - 1/2 flower
Potato - 2 Medium
Tomato - 2 small or 1 big
Onion - 2 medium
Green chilies - 4-5
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tps
Peas (optional) - 1/4 cup
Chopped coriander - 1/4 cup
Bay Leaf - 1
Cumin seeds - 1tps
Suanf - 1/3 tps
Green Cardamom - 1
Black Cardamom - 1
Black pepper - 4-5
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tps
Redchilli powder - 2 tps
Coriander powder - 1 tps
Garam masala powder - 1 tps (optional)
Oil - 2-3 tablespoon
Water - 1 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Cut cauliflowers into medium peaces, peel the potatoes and cut into medium cubes.
2. Make fine paste of 1 onion, cumin seeds, suanf, both cardamoms, pepper and keep aside.

3. Chop remaining 1 onion and tomatoes, slit the chilies
4. In a pan heat 2 tbsp of oil and shallow fry the cauliflower and potatoes & keep aside.

5. In the same pan add more oil if required, add bay leaves, chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and chilies. Sauté until onion becomes golden brown.
6. Add all the powder & paste masalas [prepared in step 2] and cook for 2-3 mins.
7. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 4-5 mins until tomatoes become soft and masala gets cooked.

8. Add 1/2 cup water in the masala and cook for 3-4 mins.
9. Now added the potato and cauliflowers and mix well and cook in slow flame for 5-8 mins.

10. Add Peas and mix.

11. Add 1 to 11/2 cup of water, salt & cover the pan with lid and cook (8-10 mins) in medium flame until all the veggies gets done nicely.

12. Aloo gobi sabji si ready,garnish with chopped coriander.

 Aloo Gobi sabji is server with roti/paratha/rice/pulav.