I love the recipe site, Manjula’s Kitchen. Part of what makes it so great is that she has videos that accompany the recipes. I was looking for a recipe to use the potatoes and cauliflower that came in this week’s vegetable box and I found this one on Manjula’s Kitchen. It’s yummy.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cauliflower cut into small florets
• 2 medium potatoes cubed into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 inch shredded ginger
• 3 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons oil
• Pinch of Asafetida (Hing)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 green chilies, sliced in long pieces
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro (green coriander)
• 1/4 cup water as needed

Mix corriander, red chili powder, ginger, tumeric, and 3 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Put 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan. When the oill is hot add hing and cumin. (Before coming to the UK, I’d never seen hing in a store anywhere. This keep me from making some Indian dishes. Now that I have it I can say that it’s quite oniony and you could probably substitute a small diced onion for this ingredient.) Cook for a few seconds then add green chilis and bayleaves. Add spice mixture you just made to the oil and cook for 1 minute. Then stir in potatoes, cauliflower, water and salt. Cover and cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Stir it ever few minutes to make sur it doesn’t stick. After 20 minutes stir in fresh cilantro and serve. Manjula puts mango powder in this recipe, but I don’t have mango powder and it was still delicious. Check out Manjula’s originally recipe and watch her video here.

Photo by jslander