27 October 2007

Gobi Peas Masala

Its been a while since I cooked. Also have been feeling extremely guilty for not participating in any event this month. Atleast wanted to be a part of Jugalbandi's Click Event and Kanchana's WBB. The former is done and I am waiting for the results. Latter, is just three days away from ending. And one would think its easy to just make an omelette and send it over (that's the theme this month for WBB)

Anyway, I am trying revive myself out of the hiatus with this quickie dish.

Gobi Peas Masala



What I Used:

Cauliflower - one medium, chopped into fine pieces
Peas - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2 large
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 4
Chicken masala - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste

How I Made It:

1. Saute the onions in the oil, with some added salt, till golden brown.

2. Add the ginger garlic paste and the masala, along with green chillies. Fry well for 3-4 mins.

3. Next, add the cauliflower, peas and tomatoes and mix well. I like the gobi in small pieces so I chopped it up finely.

4. Add 1/5 cups water and cook closed.

5. Adjust salt to taste. For added taste, also add one pinch sugar.

It tasted fine but lacked the rich colour that I have normally seen in gobi masala. Please let me know what you do differently. This was just a quick fix for lunch on Saturday.

33 Comments:

Roopa said...

looks delicious :)

Richa said...

one of my fav veg, looks yum :)

Asha said...

Do not feel guilty if you are busy at work girl! Blog when you can!:)
Gobi looks great. Color, use Kashmiri chilli pd or paprika and red tomatoes , that's my secret!;D

TBC said...

Hey Nags,
Nice to see your post:-)
Blog only when you can, you should not feel that you are under pressure to participate or do anything if you don't feel like it.
Gobi masala is looking good. :)

Madgu said...

Hey Nags,
Curry looks so delicious and beautiful colour too.

Redchillies said...

Cauliflower is like a comfort vegetable for me. Love it anytime along with cabbage.
For me what works with the rich color is turmeric. Since you have already added, maybe you can a bit more and also more chilli powder.

Rajitha said...

the ghobi-masala looks yumm...and blogging is ur hobby girl..it should be a pleasure giver not a guilt inducer :)

sunita said...

That's one of our favourite combos...your's looks lovely.

Sig said...

Looks lovely N, color looks fine to me :)

Padmaja said...

hey nags, its difficult while working to blog let alone participating in so many events around. So don't worry and hey that lovely dish is yummy!!

Padmaja said...

hey nags just left a message about the border for the photos
n thanks for the compliments, all my pains paid off. I am actually trying a free software called FotoFox which allows me to put different borders and texts of any color I want. try this link: www.fxfoto.com(standard is free).I am pretty impressed with this software than GIMP.
hope this helps

Sirisha Kilambi said...

Hi Nags...Its really been long dear....Missed u ...Was asking Bharathy abt u.....:-)
So u got a good gift from her :-))
Nice looking dish dear.......keep coming more frequently buddy :-)) We miss u :-)

Liska said...

MMMM, I love such kind of food. It's a pity I can get it only in the restaurant. But when I think about India, I always remember masala dosa. Regards from Poland :-)

Hima said...

That is looking so mouth watering.

Nabeela said...

Gobhi Masala is such a classic dish...can't go much wrong with it :)

Linda said...

It looks plenty rich and delicious to me, Nags, and so easy too! I love cauliflower and never thought to add a handful of nutritious peas, great idea! Thanks for the recipe :)

Bharathy said...

Oh yes!.. looks amazing in that new bowl with the ray of sunlight :)
If you want to improve the colour...always use ripe red tomatoes and saute well...use 1/2 tsp curry powder instead of chicken masala...and a dash of kashmiri red chilly powder..lastly 2 pinches of garam masala..remember this is basically North Indian..

Tys on Ice said...

hmmm..iam just going to stop dropping in on this site during lunch time...excuse me while i get a tissue and mop my keyboard...

Padma said...

This is my favorite curry for rotis!
We have been missing u, XOXO

Laavanya said...

What a delicious looking curry that is.. wish i had some warm rotis to go with it! :) I love how the sunlight adds a nice dimension. Tomato paste can lend a really good colour when good ol' tomatoes and chilli powder don't do the trick.
Btw, can you please let your sister (Bharathy) know that her veg. noodles look awesome. For some reason I've never been able to comment on her blog. When i go to post comments, the little preview of the page comes and immediately all my Internet pages close down... This has happened everytime I try to comment on her blog and I always feel bad about not being able to comment but I can't even write in abt that. So, decided to ask you pass on the message... please... :) Thank you Nags.

remya said...

Thats a lovely masala for chapptii..my style i almost same as urs....

Pooja V said...

sabzi looks great !! The texture looks good too.

Sandeepa said...

I like your gobi masala...do not like the rich red & orange in amny food. This is avery nice color

Dhana said...

Looks so wholesome and comforting!

Sia said...

i prefer this colour to the orangy red one:) good one nags. i have another recipe of peas-cauliflower palya in coconut gravy. yeah, south indian version of peas-gobi ;)

Jeena said...

Loveley recipe Nags I love cauliflower and spices yummy. :)

Cynthia said...

Hey girl friend, where have you been? I see you changed your pic again :)

Kribha said...

That's a yummy dish. Nice presentation. Glad to know you. You have a nice blog here. Never knew that bharathy and you are sisters. :-)will keep in touch.

Ramya's Mane Adige said...

hey, you have a nice blog.... Gobi matar sabzi is indeed ez and fast to make!

KayKat said...

Yay Nags, you're back! :)

And with my current cauliflower craze, I'll only say that you've picked a good dish to break your hiatus!

Anonymous said...

hey u kallli...isnt that pic from some other site?

Anonymous said...

came out well......u r a wonderful cook.

Laavanya said...

What a delicious looking curry that is.. wish i had some warm rotis to go with it! :) I love how the sunlight adds a nice dimension. Tomato paste can lend a really good colour when good ol' tomatoes and chilli powder don't do the trick.
Btw, can you please let your sister (Bharathy) know that her veg. noodles look awesome. For some reason I've never been able to comment on her blog. When i go to post comments, the little preview of the page comes and immediately all my Internet pages close down... This has happened everytime I try to comment on her blog and I always feel bad about not being able to comment but I can't even write in abt that. So, decided to ask you pass on the message... please... :) Thank you Nags.

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