Aloo Gobhi Sabzi | Simple & Delicious Indian Dish
Aloo gobhi sabzi is a simple and delicious Indian dish made with cauliflower (gobhi) and potatoes (aloo), cooked with basic spices to create a flavorful everyday meal. This homestyle recipe is incredibly satisfying when served with jeera rice, roti, or paratha, and fits perfectly into lunch and dinner meals.
Ingredients
- 12-15 florets of cauliflower
- 4 medium sized potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 1 big tomato
- 2 green chilies
- 1 inch ginger
- 4-5 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Take a cauliflower and a potato peel and cut them into even pieces. Then wash in clean water.
- Chop tomato, onion, green chilies, and make a paste of ginger and garlic.
- Heat the oil with cumin seeds in a kadai on high heat.
- Add ginger and garlic paste to it.
- Then add chopped onion and saute till light golden.
- When it's golden, add coriander powder.
- After a minute add chopped tomato and green chilies. Saute them.
- When the tomatoes are half mushy, add spices: turmeric powder, garam masala, and salt.
- Saute all together till the tomatoes are fully mushy.
- Now add chopped potato, cauliflower florets and 2 tbsp of water.
- Mix all the ingredients well and cover the kadai with a steamer. Cook it on low heat until cooked.
- When the potato and cauliflower florets are soft and all the water is absorbed turn off the flame.
- Serve it hot with jeera rice or soft phulka.
Notes
- Cut the cauliflower and potatoes into medium pieces, not large, not small.
- It's a dry dish, so avoid adding too much water.
- You can add a pinch of kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) to enhance the flavour.
- When the cooking process is done, add chopped coriander leaves for aromatic flavour.
- Cook until all the water is absorbed properly.