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Oven Roasted Cauliflower – South Indian Style
August 11th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Salt and Spicy, Side Dish, Vegan Side Dishes | 
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Cauliflower is my husband’s favorite vegetable, so I try to cook different dishes with it. Nupur’s Cauliflower Soup has become such a hit in my house, these days even my mother is asking me to make it quite often. While searching the net I came to know about oven roasted cauliflower and was so tempted to try it. There are 1001 recipes available throughout the net for roasted cauliflower and this is my version.
Ingredients:
Cauliflower, big – 1, cut into medium size florets
Oil – 1/4 cup
Sambar powder – 2 tablespoons
Red Chili powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Hing – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – as per taste
Cornflour – 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
1. Cut the cauliflower into medium size florets and clean it by soaking in a mixture of warm water and salt.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine all the other ingredients and whisk it.
3. Now add the cauliflower florets little by little and toss it well to coat thoroughly with the mixture.
4. Spread it evenly on a greased baking sheet.
5. Preheat the oven at 425F for 15 minutes.
6. Roast the cauliflower for 25 minutes, tossing it once around 15 minutes.
7. To get a crispy texture, turn the oven switch to broil mode for 3-5 minutes, again tossing once in the middle. While doing this make sure that you keep the oven door open and keep your kids out of the kitchen.
Crispy oven roasted cauliflower is ready to be snacked on or as a side dish.
My Notes:
Using the same procedure you can experiment with different flavors like garam masala, curry powder or use a variety of herbs.
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August 11th, 2008 at 8:26 am
The cauliflower looks crispy and so scrumptious! I found a new way to cook my cauliflower..thanks!
August 11th, 2008 at 8:29 am
This is cool! would luv to try this…btw u asked me to add the eggless cookie recipe in your site…i donno where to add…can u help me?
August 11th, 2008 at 8:35 am
This is great, Madhu.
In my house, cauliflower is the least favorite. But I think that opinion might change with this recipe of yours
I will definitely try this.
BTW, your tomato rasam recipe ( with tomato paste) is like the all time hit in my house. Thanks.
August 11th, 2008 at 9:21 am
To know that your mother likes the cauliflower soup- that just made my day!
The roasted cauliflower looks lovely. I so agree with you- it can be made in a hundred different delicious ways. Sometimes I toss roasted cauliflower with olives and capers, cooked pasta and cheese for a light supper.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hey nice appetizer
August 11th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Cauliflower looks so goos and inviting.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:12 am
cauliflower looks very delicious Madhu
August 11th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I often make this when I’m tired of the gujju-style of cauliflower:) loved your south indian take on it Madhu!:)
August 11th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Roasting desi version sounds like a healthy eating
May be i got to try it!
August 11th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
You ROCK!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!!
August 11th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Will definitely try it.The Simple Zucchini is a hit in my home
August 11th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Sounds good!! Will try it soon
August 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Crispy & delicious with sambar powder! Love the fact that it’s baked too!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Roasted cauliflower looks very yummy…the pic is very inviting!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:52 am
This looks crisp and inviting. I liked the sambhar powder touch.:)
August 12th, 2008 at 1:20 am
that looks amazing. what a great idea with the sambar powder! thanks!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
AAh..this is yummy.. I love cauliflower.. !!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Yummy…. one word to describe the beauty of the dish….
August 12th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
delicious roasted cauliflower. Looks great.
August 12th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I have definitely got to try this.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Meera, welcome to my blog. After cooking this way, I really don’t want to cook cauliflower on stove top anymore.
Sangeeth, thank you. I’ll give you the link.
Anjali, I can bet that it will be a favorite in your house. It’s more like gobi 65 without all the deep frying.
I’m glad that you liked the rasam. I’ll pass it on to my mother.
Nupur, the roasted cauliflower salad sounds interesting too.
Vanamala, Trupthi, Nithu, Mansi, Cham, Vidhya, Miguel thanks a lot.
Sweatha welcome to my blog. I’m glad that you tried the zucchini koottu too.
Spillay, definitely try it. You are gonna love it.
Vani, Nidhi, Aparna, Arundathi, Swati, Uma, Hima thank you very much. Rasam powder can also be added instead of sambar powder.
Cynthia, yes try it and let me know if you liked it. These days I’m not cooking cauliflower on stove top. You can also add Rasam powder.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
hey! Nice and really new method of making cauliflower. The roasted flavor must be so different than the one we are used to having. Good one, Madhu.
August 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I rarely make cauliflower fry..Roasting in oven sounds a healthier option..
August 13th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
That look so yummy! I always end up making aloo gobhi. Wil be giving this a try the next time I get cauliflower.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Mann this look super duper delicious. Mouth watering, especially now that I am expecting
That should explain why posting rate of recipes have slowed down a little.
August 17th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I prepared cauliflower yesterday with just chilli powder and salt and while preparing it i was thinking how it would taste with sambar powder. Yours looks so yum…i guess i can try it without any hesitation
August 21st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Hey Madhu..,healthy way of having cauliflower. I am gonna try this out today.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Hi Madhuram,
, hated deep fry. Always made Wet Manchurian since it was never crunchy. I’ll try broiling as you suggest, then I can even try dry manchurian!
I like your eggless recipes. I had actually made Gobi Manchurian by baking before, one of my own Brilliant ideas
February 24th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Madhuram, I made this today and we loved it. I did not use sambhar powder though. I must have used a bit too much oil as it turned soft and not crispy. The next time I will keep that in mind. But thanks for the wonderful recipe.
Thanks RC. About a tablespoonful of oil should be fine.
February 26th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I love roasting cauliflower and broccoli. The crunch is so amazing. Thanks for sharing this version, I love all the spice!
I’ve always wanted to try roasting broccoli too. Should try it one of these days.
September 29th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Dear Madhu,
My husband made this for me today since ive had Manchurain craving for sometime now… we’ve always deep fried it but this came out really really well…. the best part is i felt like a Queen.. cos m expecting now and my husband is givin to my Cravings !!! thnx thnx !!
Hi Viddu, thank you so much for the feedback. Congratulations and take good care of yourself.