Recipe - Cauliflower Koottu (Cauliflower In Spicy Coconut Gravy)

Three fourths kg Cauliflower
100 g Green peas; shelled
One half teaspoon Turmeric
2 tablespoon Coriander leaves; cleaned
Salt; to taste
To Grind
One fourth Coconut; grated
1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
2 Red chiles
5 cm. piece tamarind
1 teaspoon Coconut oil
For Seasoning
1 tablespoon Black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Black gram dal
2 Red chiles; broken
1 tablespoon Coconut oil

Clean and cut cauliflower into flowerettes. Wash well, along with the peas.
Then add turmeric and salt. Cook till done. Heat oil and fry coriander
seeds and red chilies until pink. Grind this with the coconut and tamarind
to a thick paste. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red
chilies. When brown, pour over the vegetables. Mix in the ground paste and
coriander leaves. Bring to a boil and serve hot.

You can substitute okra (cut in 2 cm. pieces) for the cauliflower. Omit
peas.

From: Southern Delights (Recipes To Remember From Palakkad) by Parwathy
Akhileswaran

Recipe by: Southern Delights by Parwathy Akhileswaran

Posted to recipeludigest by Sharon Raghavachary schary@earthlink.net on
Feb 17, 1998