Cauliflower and potato with spices is a very simple, homely, and regular side dish made with cauliflower and potatoes. I make it at least once a week at my home. It is amazing how there are so many varieties of dishes that can be made with cauliflower. This is one dish that you can easily substitute for meat in terms of taste if made the right way. The recipe I shared today can be made in combination with peas, carrots, or bell peppers and it gives a different flavor with every variation of vegetable used in the dish.
Why you'll love this recipe?
- This tastes delicious and is very easy to make with simple ingredients and spices.
- It can go well with rice dishes and rotis.
- The potatoes can be substituted with other vegetables like carrots and peas or just made with cauliflower.
- A great option for vegetarians.
Ingredients Needed
- White or Yellow Potatoes skin peeled and cut into small cubes
- Cauliflower florets washed and cleaned
- Ginger garlic paste
- Garlic chopped
- Tomatoes - Chopped finely or Paste
- Spices - Turmeric, Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder, Dry Mango Powder and Garam Masala
- Mustard and Cumin seeds
How to make Cauliflower and Potato with Spices?
We start with heating up the oil and spluttering mustard and cumin. Next, add asafoetida and garlic and cook for a while without burning the garlic. Later add onions and ginger-garlic paste. All the spices in the ingredients go in next. Add tomato paste (made by grinding tomatoes) or finely chopped tomatoes. when it leaves oil Add cauliflower and potatoes and cook covered till they cook well. Add chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.
The spices, tomato, ginger, and garlic give it a special flavor as well. This delicious side dish goes well with any kind of bread, 'rotis' or rice. The spices used in the recipe are what make this dish taste special.
Dry Mango Powder gives a special tangy taste to potato dishes and this is available by the name Amchur powder. It is easily available in Indian groceries. Garam Masala(How to make Garam masala recipe at home) is another spice that enhances the flavor of this dish.
If you loved this dish you may also love a similar dish made with okra and potatoes and crispy gobi manchurian made with cauliflower.
Cauliflower and Potatoes with spices
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower cut into florets
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 medium potatoes cubed
- 2 small Green chillies Thai slit
- 1 medium Tomato diced
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red chili powder Kashmiri
- 3 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 pinch Dry mango powder
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- pinch of Asafoetida
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
- 3-4 curry leaves
Instructions
- In a deep bottomed pan, heat oil
- Add mustard seeds and let it splutter
- Add cumin and asafoetida
- Add onions and green chillies and sautee well.
- Add ginger garlic paste and sautee till the raw smell goes away.
- Add the diced tomatoes (or paste) and sautee till it leaves oil from the sides.
- Add the spices turmeric, red chilly powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder and garam masala and mix well.
- Add the potatoes , cauliflower , salt and coat them together with spices .
- Close with a lid . Cook on medium heat till it is well done.Add curry leaves if desired.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Cauliflower and Potato with spices is ready to be served!
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Simple yet delicious and I cannot ever get bored of eating this. Goes well with both North Indian and SOuth Indian Main course options.
Exactly true! this is one of those dishes you can never get bored of 🙂 Thanks Vidya!
Absolutely agree with you.
Looks simply delicious! 🙂
Thanks a lot!
Yummy dish!😋
Thank you so much!
I would like to have this with Rice or Chapati!!! Perfect indian food.
Thanks a lot , that is the perfect combination with this dish 🙂
The cauliflower looks and sounds super yum!
Thanks a lot Neha!
Wow! Looks yum! 🙂
Thanks a lot!
Incredible, just incredible! Thanks for the visit and follow.
Thank you so much!
Looks delicious😍 will try it soon!
Thank you so much Kirthi, hope you like it!
Looks so tempting, just cant wait to try !
Thank you so much Megala! Happy to hear you love it!
An amazing side dish, which can accompany any Indian main course. Nice share Nisha.
Yes rightly said Sumith, this can accompany any Indian main course. Thank you for the comment!
My favorite combo 😍 Looks so yummy 😋
oh ! lovely Smitha glad to hear it's your favorite combination ! Thank you!
Yum, looks delicious! 🙂 What is 'Asafoetida' and is it ok to leave it out if you don't have it?
Thank you for the comment and stopping by! You can skip this ingredient from this dish and it won't make much of a difference .Asafoetida is a gum latex derived from a giant species of fennel. It has an unique and unpleasant strong smell which mellows when cooked.I do skip it sometimes as well.