Cauliflower poriyal recipe with step by step photos. Sharing with you all a tasty and easy cauliflower poriyal with simple ingredients. This south Indian cauliflower poriyal tastes best with sambar , rasam and curd rice. It is cauliflower season in India now. We get fresh and tasty gobi and this gobi poriyal is one of the easy an best way to cook it. We had this delicious cauliflower poriyal with lemon rasam and keerai masiyal and it was so good.
Gobi recipes are always a hit at home. I have shared some easy gobi recipes like gobi masala, gobi gravy, aloo gobi, tava gobi recipes here. There are also some south Indian gobi recipes like cauliflower rasam, cauliflower pepper fry, gobi 65 added in the blog. This cauliflower poriyal is a very simple one made in Tamil homes regularly.
Making cauliflower poriyal is easy as it takes only 15 minutes. I always prefer to clean the cauliflower thoroughly by blanching it in heavily salted hot water for 10 minutes. Rinse the blanched cauliflower under running cold water before using in the recipe. I have used basic spice powders in this cauliflower poriyal. We prefer this poroyal on spicier side. You can reduce the amount of chili powder as per taste. Also you can make this poriyal as crispy as you want by sauteing in low flame.
You can serve cauliflower poriyal with sambar rice, rasam rice or curd rice. This poriyal also tastes good with lemon rice.If you are looking more poriyal recipes do check carrot poriyal, okra poriyal recipes.
Cauliflower poriyal recipe with step by step photos.
1. Separate the cauliflower florets and wash once.
2. bring a large pot water to boil. Add salt and mix well. Add the cauliflower florets and let boil for 5 minutes. Remove from flame. let the florets remain in hot water for 5 more minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
3. heat oil in a pan. temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add chopped onions and saute for 3 minutes.
4. Add the cauliflower florets and mix well.
5. Season with salt and chili powder. Mix well and cook in medium flame for 8-10 minutes.
6. You can add some rice flour for crispiness. Once done, serve cauliflower poriyal hot.
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cauliflower poriyal recipe | South Indian cauliflower poriyal
Ingredients
- 3 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 big onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 10 curry leaves torn
- 3 teaspoons oil
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Separate the cauliflower florets and wash once
- bring a large pot water to boil. Add salt and mix well. Add the cauliflower florets and let boil for 5 minutes. Remove from flame. let the florets remain in hot water for 5 more minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
- heat oil in a pan. temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add chopped onions and saute for 3 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower florets and mix well.
- Season with salt and chili powder. Mix well and cook in medium flame for 8-10 minutes.
- You can add 2 teaspoons rice flour for crispiness. Once done, serve cauliflower poriyal hot
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