{"id":4062,"date":"2020-01-29T00:21:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T00:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentianeetantoine.com\/igk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/29\/indian-cooking\/"},"modified":"2020-01-29T00:22:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T00:22:11","slug":"indian-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gentianeetantoine.com\/igk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/29\/indian-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while ago, one of my former student from India offered me a set of Indian spices… It took me a while to know what to do, and finally, upon recommendation of a Canadian friend who cooked for me an amazing Indian curry some years ago, I asked for Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey: The Warmth and Ease of Indian Cooking<\/a><\/span> as a xmas present. I browsed it several times, looking for <\/span>inspiration, and was <\/span>overwhelmed by the <\/span>abundance of recipes I wanted to test, not <\/span>knowing where to start. But when I saw <\/span>beautiful <\/span>cauliflowers at the farmers market on Saturday, I remembered that cauliflower recipe I saw and rush for one. We are lucky that in Chiba they also grow tomatoes that in winter are perfect for tomato sauce: large, very ripe and sweet.<\/p>\n

So back home in front of the pantry full of bins with so many spices I don’t know about yet… I started to cook following the recipe, more or less… oups I don’t have coriander seeds… nor fresh ginger…<\/p>\n

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So here is my version of Vij’s cauliflower steak, that I served with Japanese rice, like a vegetable curry-rice. It was super delicious, so I imagine that with the two missing ingredients it is probably even better… but now who cares!<\/p>\n

Spicy cauliflower <\/strong>(for 2)<\/p>\n

– 1\/2 cauliflower<\/p>\n

– 1 large ripe tomato<\/p>\n

– 1\/2tsp of salt<\/p>\n

– 1\/2tsp of ground tumeric<\/p>\n

– 1\/2tsp of ground chilly pepper<\/p>\n

– 1tsp of ground cumin<\/p>\n

– 4 cloves<\/p>\n

– 1 stick of cinnamon<\/p>\n

– a bit of oil (I used olive oil and rice oil)<\/p>\n

In a bit of oil I first reduce the tomato to tomato sauce. Then add all the other ingredients but the cauliflower and stir well. When it’s all creamy, I add the cauliflower cut in 4 pieces. Cook at low heat under cover until tender but not mushy.<\/p>\n

Serve and eat immediately!!!<\/p>\n

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