cauliflower curry with roasted coconut and tamarind | cauliflower theeyal
The Malayalam dish “Cauliflower Theeyal” is a traditional South Indian curry made with roasted coconut, spices, and tamarind 1. It is a dark and flavorful curry that is usually served as an accompaniment to steamed rice and other main dishes like sambar and rasam.
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Cooking Time
30min
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Prep Time
10 min
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Serves
2
Categories
Cuisines
Ingredients
Main Section
Cauliflower
unit/count
dry red chillies
unit/count
coconut oil
2
tbsp
mustard seeds
1
tsp
onions
1
unit/count
1 medium sized onion, cut into small pieces.
green chillies
3
unit/count
curry leaves
1
sprig
turmeric
1
tsp
Roasting & Grinding
coconut (shredded)
2
cup
coconut oil
unit/count
curry leaves
1
sprig
coriander powder
1
tbsp
red chilli powder
1
tbsp
Step 1
Soak the tamarind in hot water and let it be for atleast 15mins. This is optional, you can also use tamarind paste.
Step 2
Lets roast the ingredients under the "Roasting & Grinding" section. Add coconut oil to a pan and add when its hot add shredded coconut and curry leaves to it. Roast it on medium flame till the coconut turns dark brown. As soon as it turns dark brown, add the coriander powder and chilli powder to it. switch off the flame and let it roast for a few mins with the heat of the pan. Spread it on a flat plate and let it cool.
Step 3
Once it cool, add it to a mixie jar and grind it without adding water. Grind it to a fine liquid paste. Keep it aside
Step 4
Take a pan and add coconut oil to it. Once it hot add mustard and when it splutters add dry red chillies. Add onions to it and saute for a min. Add the cut cauliflower, green chillies, curry leaves, salt and turmeric to it and let it saute on high flame for atleast 5 mins till the water is evaporated
Step 5
Add the tamarind water to this (should be around 2 cups of soaked tamarind water or a tsp of tamarind paste) and the ground coconut paste to this. Mix and let it boill for around 5 mins on high flame. Serve with hot rice.
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