Spicy cauliflower
A simple but delicious vegan dish for a Diwali celebration
Recipe Meta
Prep
5 mins
Cook
15 mins
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 tsp panch phoron (made from equal parts nigella, fennel, fenugreek, cumin and mustard seeds)
- 20g ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and grated
- 3-4 green chillies, seeds in, chopped
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets
- Flatbreads, to serve
Method
Heat 4 tsp rapeseed oil in a frying pan, add the panch phoron and as soon as the spices start to sizzle add the ginger, garlic and chillies and cook for 3-4 mins over a medium heat. Keep stirring so the paste doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the turmeric, ground coriander, salt and 50ml water, mix well and cook for another 1 min.
Add the cauliflower florets to the pan and stir to coat them well, then lower the heat, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10-12 mins, stirring occasionally. Once the florets are tender, remove from the heat and serve hot with flatbreads.