Tandoori Gobhi

Tandoori Gobhi (Cauliflower)

The word 'Tandoor' itself sounds crispy and tasty when you hear anything about tandoori dishes, the Indian sub-continent, and the Middle-east knows the importance of Tandoor Cuisine. Let me introduce you to Tandoor Oven, it is an oven cylindrical in shape and mostly made of clay mixed with wood charcoal ash, length could be half a meter to a meter. Anything hang/ place in this oven with coal-burning underneath, make food cook evenly and properly but also retaining essential juice.

The various item that can be cooked in the Tandoori way, one such is Cauliflower, and we call it Tandoor Gobhi, Though we won't be cooking it in Tandoor Oven but in a normal gas oven but you will experience the same Smoky flavor and aroma along with the marinated taste.

• Preparation Time 10 min 
• Cooking Time 10 mins
• Resting Time 30 mins
• Serves 2 - 3
• Course Starter/Main Course

Ingredients  

• Gobhi ( cauliflower) 8 - 10 florets
• Onion (opt) 1 big 
• Tomato (opt) 1 
• Curd 1 cup
• Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tbs
• Kasuri Methi 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp
• Degi Mirch/ Kashmiri Lal Mirch Powder 1 tsp
• Garam Masala 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric Powder 1 tsp 
• Lemon Juice 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder 1 tsp
• Oil as required

Method 

Firstly take the florets and blanch them in saltwater for 5 mins now drain off the water and keep it aside. Now take a mixing bowl to add curd, ginger garlic paste, Kasuri methi, red chili powder, Kashmiri Lal Mirch, garam masala, turmeric powder, cumin powder, lemon juice, salt, and 1 tbs oil mix everything well. add the gobhi florets, onion, tomato mix well so that the mixture will coat the blanched gobhi well, now cover with a lid, and let it marinate for 30 mins. 

After 30 mins heat 3 tbs of oil spread the veggies and roast it well until it turns golden. Similarly, you can cook it in the oven and tandoor also. Your Tandoori Gobhi Is ready to serve. 

Instant Kitchen Tip

• You can use besan in the dahi/curd mixture to make your gobhi more crunchy. 
• To get tandoori style smoky punch, use burn charcoal in a steel bowl, take a big bowl place cooked gobhi inside it along with the small bowl of burned charcoal, now take one tea spoon of ghee and pour it over the burning charcoal and cover it immediately, let your food suck-in the smokyness of charcoal thus giving smoky punch

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