No Onion No Garlic Shahi Gobi/Gobhi Masala

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Ingredients & Steps

Ingredients & Steps

Shahi Gobi

Shahi recipes belong to Mughlai Cuisine, where meat, poultry even vegetables are cooked in rich creamy gravy. The gravy should be rich with cashew, melon seeds, boiled or raw onion, ginger, garlic and many other ingredients. But today I'm going to share the recipe of 'Shahi Gobi' without onion & garlic.

Now a days Onion becomes too costly in India. Almost Rs. 80/kg. So I decided to post some less onion and onion free recipes which will help the people to enjoy Indian curries without costly onions. Here is the recipe.....

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Yields

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Time

Preperation
30 Minutes

Cooking
20 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Medium

Meal Type
Dinner

Ingredients for Shahi Gobi

Gobi Or Cauliflower 1 medium size, cut the flowers into medium size pieces
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Vegetable Oil 2 tablespoons
Ghee 1 teaspoon (optional, if you want your curry vegan, do not add ghee)
Bay leaf 2 medium
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon stick 1
Cloves 2
Green cardamom pods 1
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Kasuri Methi 2 teaspoon

Shahi Masala Paste :

Preperation steps for Shahi Gobi

Take a large pan, boil water with some salt in it. When the water will start boiling add the cauliflower flowers, turn off the hit and keep aside for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, strain the cauliflower and marinate with some salt & turmeric.

Heat the vegetable oil in a non stick pan and fry the Gobi till golden brown and keep aside.

Add some more oil if there is no oil left in the pan, add the ghee too.

In the meantime make the 'Shahi Masala Paste' with all the ingredients mentioned under the heading 'Shahi Masala Paste' & some water in a small spice grinder.

When the oil & ghee is hot, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom pods & cumin seeds. Be careful, the whole spices should not get burnt.

Now add the 'Shahi Masala Paste' into the pan and keep stirring. Sprinkle some water if needed. Add salt & sugar and stir till oil oozes from the masala.

Add the fried cauliflower and stir well. Now add 11/2 cup water to the pan and cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes on low heat.

After 10 minutes open the pan and higher the heat. Check & adjust salt & sugar. Sprinkle Kasuri Methi and cover it.

Serve with rotis or paratha.

Enjoy.

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