Receta Cauliflower Mappas Recipe / Cauliflower in Creamy Coconut Sauce

by Swapna

Sometime back when I

• posted Broccoli Mappas recipe, many of you tried and loved it….. This time I
• made Mappas with Cauliflower instead…. Keralites love ‘Mappas’ whether it’s
• Non–Veg or vegetarian … this spicy, creamy, coconut milk based curry goes well
• with almost anything like bread, chapathi , appam or boiled rice….. Since it’s
• the Lent season I do make a lot of vegetarian side dishes and you can expect to
• see several more veggie dishes in the near future.....
• Cauliflower Mappas / Cauliflower in
• Creamy Coconut Sauce
• Ingredients:
• Cauliflower - 1 small (2 cups sliced florets)
• Onion - 1, thinly sliced
• Ginger chopped - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 2, sliced
• Homemade Curry Powder/ Erachi podi (Meat masala)-2 to 3 tbsp (can substitute
• with chili powder - 1 tsp, Coriander powder - 2 tsp, Garam masala – ½ tsp)
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• (optional)
• Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
• Thick coconut milk – ¼ cup
• Salt to taste
• Mustard seeds
• Oil-2 tbsp

Method:

Trim the Cauliflower

and take off the leaves and excess stalk and cut cauliflower into small florets.Wash the Cauliflower

very well under running water and soak it in warm water for a while and drain.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when it

splutters add sliced onion, chopped ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry

leaves and sauté until golden brown.

Add curry powder and salt, stir well and

add cauliflower florets and chopped tomato pieces and sauté for 3 minutes.

Now

add thin coconut milk and boil for 6-8 minutes or until cauliflower is cooked.

Add

thick coconut milk, vinegar and coriander leaves, simmer for a minute and

remove from heat.

Serve hot with chapathi, appam, Idiyappam, bread or boiled

rice.