Aloo Gobi with Basmati Rice

Photo: Geoff Peters from Vancouver, BC, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source

Potatoes and cauliflower browned in a skillet with cumin, turmeric, ginger and tomato until tender and golden at the edges. It's a dry-style Punjabi curry, good with rice or warm roti.

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, in small florets
• 1½ lb russet potatoes (2 large), in ¾-inch cubes
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 jalapeño or green chili, minced
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ bunch cilantro, chopped
• ½ lemon
• 1½ cups basmati rice

From your pantry: 4 tbsp oil, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp turmeric, 2 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder or paprika, salt.

Instructions

1. Start the rice. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large skillet with a lid over medium-high. Add the potatoes in one layer and cook, turning now and then, until golden on a few sides, 6 to 7 minutes.
2. Add the cauliflower and the remaining oil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the florets have golden spots, 5 minutes. Push everything to the edges.
3. Add the cumin seeds to the center and let them sizzle 20 seconds, then add the onion and cook 3 minutes. Stir in the ginger, garlic, chili, turmeric, coriander, chili powder and 1¼ tsp salt for 1 minute.
4. Add the tomatoes and 3 tbsp water and stir to coat everything. Cover, turn to medium-low and cook, stirring gently every 5 minutes, until a knife slides easily into the potatoes, 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Uncover and cook 2 minutes to dry it out. Stir in the garam masala, a squeeze of lemon and the cilantro. Serve with rice or warm roti.

Tip: Keep the water to a minimum. Aloo gobi should be dry and spiced, not saucy, so the potatoes stay whole.

Nutrition per serving

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