EASY CAULIFLOWER TIKKA MASALA CURRY

CAULIFLOWER TIKKA MASALA IS THE PERFECT EASY VEGETARIAN DINNER SERVED WITH STEAMED RICE. IT’S ALSO A GREAT RECIPE FOR FEEDING A CROWD.

Ingredients For the roasted cauliflower 1 big head of cauliflower (you need approximately 1kg of cauliflower) 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp garam masala ½ tsp chili powder 2 tsp floor coriander ½ tsp turmeric 2 tsp salt For the tikka masala curry 1 onion finely chopped 3-4 garlic cloves crushed 2 tsp ginger grated/crushed 2 tsp garam masala 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp floor coriander 1 tsp floor cumin 1 tsp turmeric ½-1 tsp chili powder ½ tsp floor cardamom 2 400g/14oz cans beaten tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 cup heavy/whipping cream 2 tbsp butter 1-2 tsp sugar salt and pepper to taste Instructions Pre-heat the oven to 200ºc/390ºF. Slice the cauliflower floret off the pinnacle of cauliflower. Chop the last stalk into chew measurement pieces. Place the cauliflower right into a big roasting tray and drizzle over the oil and season with the spices then location into the oven and roast for 30 minutes till golden brown and cooked.  In the meanwhile jump making the sauce. Fry the onions within the oil till smooth and translucent then upload the garlic and ginger and fry for one other 30 seconds.  Add all of the spices and fry for a minute earlier than including the tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 5 minutes then upload the cream and sugar then simmer for 10 minutes Add the roasted cauliflower and butter and stir collectively then permit to simmer for 5-10 minutes. Season to style and serve.  Nutrition Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 1368mg | Potassium: 953mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 128.4mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2.6mg

I’m all of the time searching for easy, delicious vegetarian food I could make throughout the week for our dinners. We’re all of the time attempting to restrict our meat intake but discovering recipes that the entire household will devour that don’t require hard-to-find ingredients or takes too lengthy to prep might be challenging. Enter: vegetable curry. Vegetarian curries are all of the time a success simply due to the fact they supply all of the similar taste and punch as a meat curry whereas being even simpler to prepare dinner and my household totally LOVE once I say we’re having Cauliflower tikka masala for dinner. Win!

I use a sauce impressed by way of means of my butter hen for this cauliflower curry. I desire to spice and roast the cauliflower earlier than including to the sauce. The roasted cauliflower provides so a lot taste to the carried out curry and it also makes prepping this recipe in improve so a lot easier. Simply roast the cauliflower off and preserve within the fridge till you’re capable so as to feature it to the curry sauce. Delicious vegetarian dinners have by way of means of no means been this easy!

WHAT IS IN TIKKA MASALA SAUCE?
I make my tikka masala sauce within the similar method I make butter chicken. Onion, garlic, ginger and plenty of aromatic spices are sauteed earlier than including tomatoes, cream and butter. This effects in a rich, aromatic and silky sauce correct for cooking cauliflower or hen in.

WHAT SPICES ARE IN TIKKA MASALA?
Coriander
Cumin
Garam masala
Paprika
Turmeric
Chili powder
Cardamom

HOW DO YOU THICKEN TIKKA MASALA SAUCE?
By simmering the sauce for lengthy sufficient it's going to thicken naturally but for those who desire to thicken it more, you'll be able to blend 1 tablespoon cornflour with 1 tablespoon water and upload it to the sauce. Allow to prepare dinner till the sauce has thickened.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH TIKKA MASALA?
Almond pilaf rice
Cardamom basmati rice
Easy naan bread
Cauliflower tikka masala

Cauliflower tikka masala
Cauliflower tikka masala is the correct simple vegetarian dinner served with steamed rice. It's also a huge recipe for feeding a crowd.