Cauliflower - Black Pepper Curry

Ingredients

To chop:

1. Onion chopped - 1/4 cup
2. Cauliflower chopped - 3/4 cup

To dry grind:

1. Black pepper whole - 1 tsp
2. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
3. Garlic pods - 2

To temper:

1. Oil - 3 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3. Red chillies - 1
4. Channa dhal - 1/2 tsp
5. Urad dhal - 1 tsp
6. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
7. Asafoetida - 3 pinches

Method

1. Cook chopped cauliflower with salt and as little water as possible.
2. First way is to heat a pan with water and salt, when it start to boil add chopped cauliflower and immediately switch of the stove and close the lid and leave it until it is soft and firm. Do not keep the lid closed for a long time, there is chance of getting mushy. Cool it on a plate.
3. Second way is to cook in microwave.
4. Keep it aside.
5. Heat a wide pan. Do tempering, to this add the dry ground mixture and fry for a minute and immediately add the chopped onions and fry until it is translucent. No need to fry the onions until it changes to dark brown in color.
6. To this add the cooked cauliflower, give a nice stir.
7. Yes! you are done. Enjoy with hot white rice or chapathi.