Podi Roasted Cauliflower

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Slightly addictive, this Podi Roasted Cauliflower is guaranteed to blow your socks off. Ghee and podi are a match made in heaven and you can’t go wrong with this combination. Being a South Indian myself, I love podi and I have started to experiment with it in cooking as well. Slow-roasted marinated cauliflower, drizzled with ghee and podi with the crunch of cashew nuts. What more can you ask for?

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Podi Roasted Cauliflower

Podi Roasted Cauliflower

Recipe by Aishwarya
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 medium-sized cauliflower

  • 8-10 cashew nuts (halved)

  • Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

  • 3 tbsp sesame oil

  • 2 tbsp ghee

  • FOR THE MARINADE

  • 1/2 cup yoghurt

  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

  • 1/4 tsp cumin powder

  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder

  • 1 tbsp podi (gun powder)

  • 1/4 tsp chaat masala

  • 1/4 red chilli powder

  • Salt to taste

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C. Brush a baking tray with sesame oil and set aside.
  • Wash and trim the cauliflower, keeping the core intact. If needed, you can boil them in hot salt water for 5 minutes.
  • Slice it into 3/4 inch thick pieces. The outermost part of the cauliflower on each side will fall apart, you can roast these florets separately. You should be able to get two 3/4 inch pieces from a cauliflower.
  • In a large bowl, add all the ingredients for the marinade and mix well.
  • Take each ‘steak’ of cauliflower, generously drench it in the marinade making sure it’s fully coated. Do this with the florets as well.
  • Place the cauliflower on the baking tray and brush over 1 tbsp of ghee and 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, remove the tray, turn over the cauliflower, brush with another tbsp of sesame oil and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
  • Cook until soft and golden brown, this may take an additional 5-10 minutes depending on the oven.
  • While the cauliflower is roasting, shallow fry the cashew nuts in ghee to add as a garnish.
  • Brush the finished cauliflower with ghee and sprinkle with some podi. Garnish with cashew nuts and coriander leaves. Enjoy!