Cauliflower Kuzhambu for Rice

Category:  Lunch
Preparation Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Servings: 3-4 servings

Cauliflower Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• Cauliflower - 1 no (Medium sized)
• Big Onion, finely chopped - 1 no
• Tomato, finely chopped - 1 no
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Tamarind paste - 1/8 tsp (Optional)
• Salt - to taste
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing

To saute and grind:

• Oil- 1 tsp
• Small onions - 12-15 nos
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Red chilly - 1-2 nos (Optional, I didnt add since the Masala powder itself was spicy)
• Tomato, roughly chopped - 1 no
• Curry leaves - few
• Coconut, shredded - 1/2 cup
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tbsp (Optional)
• Cinnamon - 1 small stick (Optional)
• Cloves - 2 nos (Optional)
• Home made Chicken Masala powder / Kuzhambu milagai thool - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash the cauliflower florets and cook in boiling water with 1 tsp of salt till it gets half cooked. Drain and keep aside
   
2. Meanwhile prepare the masala, by sauting the above ingredients in 1 tsp of oil (add one by one in the same order as above) and allow to cool
   
3. 
4. Grind the sauted mixture to a smooth but bit coarse masala paste
5. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and finely chopped onions (one by one)
   
6. Saute till the onions becomes soft and add the chopped tomatoes, saute till it becomes mushy
   
7. Then add cauliflower florets and saute for a min, add turmeric powder
   
8. Add the ground masala, mix well, add required water as per your desired consistency
   
9. Allow to boil for 5 mins in medium flame
   
10. Then add the tamarind paste and boil for few more mins
    
11. Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves
    

Notes: 

• Since home made masala powder has spiciness, I had not added any chillies, if you need you can add
• You can also add only one tomato for grinding and increase tamarind 
• Small onions gives the unique taste - better to add them 
• Ginger-Garlic paste can also be added while frying onions, but fresh ingredients gives a nice aroma