Cauliflower Rice

Winter is here and so are the veggies of winter. Cauliflower is our favourite among them. I always wanted to make a rice with cauliflower but never had an idea of how to go about it. i surfed on the net and came accross many recipes. This one is a combination of various recipe reads and my ideas. Hope you like it :)

Ingredients:

Cauliflower - I medium size

Onion - 2 finely chopped

Tomato - 1 

Cardamom - 1 

Cloves - 3 nos

Saunf - 1/2 tsp 

Garlic - 4 flakes

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Pav Bhaji masala powder  - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 1/2  tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves - For garnish

Salt - as per required

Method:

• Wash and soak rice for half an hour. After half an hour, cook it until half cooked. Strain and keep aside.
• Cut cauliflower into medium size florets. 
• Boil water with turmeric and salt. Once it boils well, switch off flame.
• Add the florets into the water, cover and keep for 10 mins.
• After 10 mins, strain the florets.
• Heat  1 tsp oil in a pan add the florets, chilli powder and turmeric powder and fry well till its cooked.
• Do not over cook the florets, they should remain crunchy.
• Once they are done transfer into a plate and keep aside.
• In the same pan heat 1 tsp oil add the cloves, cardamom, saunf, chopped onion and garlic and fry well.

• When the mixture cools down, grind it to a smooth paste adding very little water.
• Take 1/2 tsp oil in a pan,add jeera and when it crackles the paste and chopped tomatoes.
• Fry well for 2- 3 minutes.
• When the it becomes semi dry add the pav bhaji masala and fry again for few seconds.
• Add the cauliflower florets and mix well until the gravy evenly coats the florets. 
• Now the mixture would have become completely dry.
• At this stage check for salt and add the cooked rice.
• Mix gently and Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves with a raita of your choice as accompaniment.

Note:

• Do not over mix the rice, else it will break and stick to each other.
• You can alter the oil and spice measurements as per your taste.
• I served it with cucumber  and ginger raita.
• For the cucumber and ginger raita: Peel two cucumbers and grate them and set aside. Lightly whisk curd/yoghurt. Add grated ginger, chaat masala,salt and chopped chillies to this and mix well. Add the grated cucumber,salt to this and mix well.Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Happy Cooking!!!