Stuffed Cauliflower
Stuffed Cauliflower – Tamil nadu style
Cuisine
Tamil
Servings
Prep Time
2
people
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
2
people
20
minutes
Ingredients
Cauliflower(medium) –
1
no
Shelled peas –
1/4
kg
Coriander powder
–
2
tsp
Chilly powder –
1/2
tsp
Ginger
–
1″
piece
Onion
(small) –
2
nos
Salt
–
1 1/2
tsp
Flour –
1
cup
Bread crumbs
–
1
cup
Oil
–
1/2
kg
Instructions
Remove the green leaves from the cauliflower, keeping the white portion intact.
Boil some
water
with 1/2 tsp of
salt
.
Plunge the cauliflower into the boiling
water
and cook for 2 – 3 mins.
:- Care should be taken to see that it does not become too soft.
Crush shelled peas and
ginger
.
Cut
onion
into small pieces.
Heat 1 spoon
oil
in a pan or a kadai.
Saute
onion
.
Add
ginger
and peas and cook on a very low fire for 5 mins.
Stuff this mixture between the sprigs of the cauliflower from underneath.
Make a very thick batter of coating consistency with 1 cup flour and 1/4 cup
water
.
Add a pinch of chilly powder and
salt
to taste.
Coat the stuffed cauliflower with this and cover with
bread crumbs
.
Deep fry until golden brown.
:- A wide kadai must be used for frying.
:- Alternately, it may be coated with
egg
white and
bread crumbs
and fried.
:- Minced meat may be used instead of peas.