Gobi Makhani Recipe / Cauliflower Butter Masala

Gobi Makhani or Cauliflower Butter Masala is a very popular "Makhani or Butter" masala recipe from india... I learn this recipe from Aval Kitchen cook book, the picture attracted me to prepare this masala, it turns out great with my Garlic naan, Veg fried rice recipes.. you can serve with any pulao or roti recipes too...

Yes, friends.. Trust me this gobi butter masala is absolutely finger licking if you serve as a sidedish for any naan recipes, Acually I never thought of making out this much rich looking gravy with cauliflower earlier.. One who loves cauliflower fritters fried along with butter enjoyed thoroughly this gobi butter masala.. 

Obviously this dish is approved by everyone at home.. So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you.... 

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 40 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe Cuisine - North Indian

Recipe Source - Aval Kitchen Cook Book..

INGREDIENTS :

Butter - 3 tbspn

Kashmiri chilli powder - 2 tbspn

Garam masala powder - 2 tspn

Kasuri methi - 2 tspn

Fresh cream - 1/2 cup + 1 tspn for garnish

TO TOSS AND GRIND :

Butter - 2 tbspn

Onion - 2 (chopped)

Tomato - 3 (chopped)

Cashew - 10 nos

Salt - 1 tspn

TO FRY CAULIFLOWER :

Cauliflower florets - 350 grams

Rice flour - 2 tbspn

Corn flour - 2 tbspn

Pepper powder - 1 tspn

Salt - 1/2 tspn

Water - 2 tbspn

Butter - 2 tbspn

METHOD :

• First make the masala, heat a pan with butter add in cahew, onion and tomato and toss well.
• Add little salt and toss well till they mushy..
• Transfer them to a plate to cool completely..
• Remove them to a blender and make it a smooth paste..Keep aside.
• Second fry the cauliflower for that, take cauliflower in a bowl and wash it with warm water.
• Add in riceflour, corn flour, pepper, salt and sprinkle little water and mix well..
• Heat a pan with some butter add in prepared cauliflower and toss well in the butter.
• Till they get golden brown in colour.. remove them to a bowl, Keep aside..
• Let start to make masala for that, heat some butter in the same pan add in onion tomato paste.
• When they started to bubble, add in add in fried cauliflower and mix well.
• Cook it for 5 mins, and sprinkle some kasuri methi and pour over some fresh cream.
• Cover it with lid and cook it for 15 mins..
• Now the fray is ready and became thick and creamy...
• Transfer them to a serving bowl..
• Sprinkle some kasuri methi and spoon some fresh cream over the heavy to garnish..
• Now serve hot and enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Take ingredients for frying 

Add butter to a kadai

Add in cashew

Add in onion

Toss till transparent

Add in chopped tomatoes

Toss well along with onions

Add in some salt

Toss well till they mushy

Now it's done

Transfer them to a plate

Remove it to a blender

Make it a smooth paste

Now take the ingredients to fry the cauliflower

Take the cauliflower in a bowl and wash in warm water

Add in flours, pepper and salt

Add in some water

Mix it well

Spoon some butter in your pan

When it melts add in cauliflower

One by one

Toss well in the butter

Till they get light brown in colour

Now it's done

Transfer them to a bowl

Take some butter in the same pan

Add in grinded masala

Allow to boil

Add in chilli powder and garam masala powder

Mix it well

Allow to boil it

Add in fried cauliflower

Toss it well, allow to boil for 5 mins

Add in kasuri methi

Add some fresh cream

Cover it with a lid and cook for 10 min in low flame

Now it's done

Transfer them to a bowl
Pour some fresh cream over the gravy

Serve hot

Enjoy..