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Spicy cauliflower

Romy Gill

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.

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