I of late watched Bend it Like Beckham the musical, as well as it directly made me desire to acquire dwelling as well as brand aloo gobi, the dish that is the unsung hero of the story. I learned how to brand aloo gobi whilst at university, as well as anybody that’s watched Bend it Like Beckham - the pic or musical - volition know that it’s an Indian dish that every Panjabi daughter ought to know how to cook.
Now I’m non Punjabi, but I tin totally appreciate the allure of cauliflower as well as murphy inwards a spicy curry sauce. I’m something of a veggie fiend (if you’ve non noticed that, banking concern tally out my Instagram feed, it’s littered alongside veggie dishes).
But whilst the pic made it await similar a fabled, aspirational dish, the recipe is genuinely surprisingly easy. So here’s my homage to Bend it Like Beckham, alongside my real ain aloo gobi:
Recipe for aloo gobi
Ingredients
1 medium-large onion, sliced finely
1 medium sized cauliflower, chopped into pocket-size florets
iii medium sized potatoes, cutting into 1 inch cubes
2-3 tomatoes, quartered
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp curry pulverisation
1 tsp turmeric pulverisation
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin pulverisation
1 tsp common salt
Method
To brand aloo gobi:
Add the onions into a pan of hot stone oil as well as permit to dark-brown slightly
Add inwards the all the spices as well as salt
Throw inwards the potatoes as well as permit to gear upwardly for virtually 10 minutes (potatoes accept longer to gear upwardly then require a caput start). Cover as well as cook. Add a trivial H2O if needed
Toss inwards the cauliflower as well as stir then they’re covered inwards the spices as well as onions
Allow to boring cook, adding a trivial H2O only to foreclose sticking
Once cauliflower as well as murphy is cooked, plow off the heat
Serve alongside chappatis.
Bend it Like Beckham’s aloo gobi – done!