Cauliflower kurma is very simple to prepare and goes well with chapati, parathas, poori and other rice dishes like peas pulao, jeera pulao, vegetable pulao, vegetable rice etc. We had it with rotis and my family loved it very much. Today let us learn how to make South Indian style cauliflower kurma following this easy recipe.
Cut cauliflower into small florets. Wash it and put it in boiling water with a little salt for 5 minutes. Drain the water completely, cut it into bite size florets and keep it aside.
Soak cashew nuts and poppy seed in a little hot water for 15 minutes. Grind it to a fine paste along with grated coconut. Our masala paste for the kurma is ready.
Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies to a coarse paste. Keep it aside.
Note – the consistency of the gravy can be adjusted as per individual preferences.
Cauliflower Kurma Recipe
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 30 mins
Serves: 3-4
Recipe Category: Side dish for chapati-idiyappam-appam
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 3-4
Recipe Category: Side dish for chapati-idiyappam-appam
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Cauliflower- 1 medium size
Onion chopped -1 cup
Tomato -3/4 cup chopped
Ginger -1 inch piece
Garlic – 4 cloves
Green chillies -2-3
Spice powder
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder -2 tsp
Cumin Powder -1 tsp
For grinding (masala paste)
Coconut grated – 1/3 cup
Cashew nuts-5-6
Poppy seeds -1 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -2 tbsp
Jeera seeds /cumin seeds -1 tsp
Salt needed
Preparation
Cut cauliflower into small florets. Wash it and put it in boiling water with a little salt for 5 minutes. Drain the water completely, cut it into bite size florets and keep it aside.
Soak cashew nuts and poppy seed in a little hot water for 15 minutes. Grind it to a fine paste along with grated coconut. Our masala paste for the kurma is ready.
Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies to a coarse paste. Keep it aside.
Method
Heat oil, add cumin seeds, when it sizzles, add finely chopped onion and fry until onions turn transparent. Add little salt to the onions to speed up the process.
Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste. Saute for a few more minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt needed and cook until the tomato becomes mushy. If it becomes dry, you can add a tbsp of water.
Once the tomatoes are cooked well, add cauliflower florets and mix well so that it is well coated with the masala.
Then add a cup of water and cook covered on medium flame until cauliflowers are tender.
Then add the ground coconut paste, needed water and cook on medium heat until everything gets blended well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot. It is a fantastic side dish for chapati, parathas, ghee rice, idiyappam, appam and poori.
Note – the consistency of the gravy can be adjusted as per individual preferences.
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Sushma Mallya
Have never tried doing kurma with cauliflower, but am sure nice one with roti…looks yummy
Dr.Sameena Prathap
Hello Padhu,
Nice and simple recipe…Thanx for fianlly visiting!!!:)
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chaitrali pathak
looks very inviting…and delicious…
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Gouri Guha
Nice simple dish.
Rumana Rawat
Looks very tempting:)
Jay
delicious korma…nice click..!
Sayantani
I cook Cauliflower in simple way with onion ginger garlic. but adding coconut would definitely add a good twist to it. looks scrumptious.
An Open Book
great idea padhu…
Mrs.Menagasathia
I love cauliflower very much..kurma looks very tempting…
Sreelekha Sumesh
Love this kurma.Looks really delicious!
Rachana
Cauliflower kurma looks delicious!
Kairali sisters
Would make a great pair for rotis…
jeyashrisuresh
never tried kurma with cauliflower, looks interesting
chitra
I am happy you visited my blog. Thanks
You have a wonderful blog. Garnishing you have done for various recipes looks attractive. Shall chk one by one.
Hari Chandana
very nice one.. looks too good !!
Satya
kurma looks soooo delicious …love the combo
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Shabitha Karthikeyan
Lovely kurma !! Delicious and goes perfect with roti's.
Suja Sugathan
Nice simple dish..delicious combo with chapatis
Ananda Rajashekar
The cauliflower gets smashed when ever I try to, your looks so good
Silence Sings
Bookmarking this recipe…delectable and tasty recipe….
Gulmohar
one of my fav veggies…looks very delicious
Priya
Very tempting and yummy looking kurma..
Krishnaveni
this is my fav curry, looks yummy
alwayswinner786
Very delicious Korma! I love the the way you blend
coconut, poppy seed and cashew to it!
GEETHA ACHAL
மிகவும் அருமையாக இருக்கின்றது…Nice kurma.
Nitha
Delicious korma…
Mika
What a vegetable this is. I love how versatile cauliflower is. I so tempted to try your recipe later this week (I have 3 heads of cauliflower waiting for me at home.) I will come back to your site and report on how your recipe turned out for sure! Would you like to take a look at my most recent cauliflower creation? http://cuceesprouts.com/2010/09/marinated-cauliflower-salad/
Yummy Team
Delicious kurma..Love it with rotis..
Babli
Very nice and simple recipe. Looks delicious and tempting.
chandana
Awesome recipe and tastes really delicious…thanks a lot and will be waiting eagerly to see more recipes in your blog
Shivram
I simply followed your recipe and it came out well, simple and neatly narrated 🙂
Anonymous
Thank u, I tried today, it was so good.
Daris Femila
I tried it today. It was soooo yummy. Thank u soo much
Priya
Hi Paddhu,
Kurumas I make has a different taste like less flavour ..what can I do for that ? I add chilly powder that we grind at our home.will that cause difference in taste :-(…
Padhu Sankar
If you want flavor, you can a little freshly made whole garam masala powder.
Saranya Thulasi
Hi already I made cauliflower dry version , with that shall I add coconut and make it as Kuruma ?
Padhu Sankar
No problem in trying but not sure of the taste.
Lakshmidevi
Today I am going to try this. All your recipes work out well..
Jesus Christ way to life
Prepared it.. was tasty.. Thanks Padhu for the dish.
Karthi
Prepared ..very tasty..got different aroma..added poopy seeds and cashews for first time…seeing this recipe
Sadhana Santhosh
Dear padhu… Tried the recipe for last Nite dinner. Came out so yummy. I had omitted tomatoes though, since I was running out of it. So the slight tangy taste was missing. Other than that kurma was so tasty. My husband tasted this for first time n he loved it. u know Wat, I was left out only with a small cup of kurma at last. I’m trying each recipe from ur site each day. Thanks a bunch once again for ur delicious recipes.