Malai Cauliflower

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 750 g cauliflower
• 4 tablespoons oil or 4 tablespoons ghee
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 2 pinches sugar (optional)
• 1 1/2 onions
• 12 mm. piece ginger (1/2-inch, adrak)
• 3 garlic cloves (lehsun)
• 4 -5 green chilies
• 12 mm. cinnamon sticks (1/2-inch, dalchini)
• 2 cardamoms (elaichi)
• 1 clove (laung or lavang)

Recipe

• 1 1.cut the cauliflower into florettes. boil in a broad vessel in salted water taking care to see that the cauliflower remains firm.
• 2 2.make a paste of the powdered milk with 3/4 teacup of water.
• 3 3.heat 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the cauliflower for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4 4.add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. add the paste and garam masala and fry until the oil comes on top.
• 5 5.add the milk powder paste and cook till the mixture looks like crumbled paneer.
• 6 6.now add the boiled cauliflower and 1 teacup of water and simmer for 5 minutes until the gravy thickens.
• 7 7.taste and if desired, add the sugar.
• 8 8.serve hot with rice or chapatis.