Cauliflower pepper fry – Flavourful cauliflower pepper fry recipe with step-by-step pictures.
Cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies and I love to have this with simple rasam and rice and even as a side dish for chapatis too. Being bored with the usual Cauliflower Curry I was thinking of making some different with cauliflower and tried out cauliflower curry using freshly ground pepper. It turned out amazing well and especially kids enjoyed this a lot. Go ahead and try out this cauliflower pepper fry recipe.
Cauliflower pepper fry
Flavourful cauliflower recipe with freshly ground pepper
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 2 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 1-2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Wash the cauliflower and cut them into small florets.
- Put them in hot water for 5 minutes and drain the water completely.
- Chop the onions into thin slices. In a pan add oil and add thinly sliced onions.
- Saute till translucent and add the ginger garlic paste.
- Add the blanched cauliflower florets to this.
- Using a mortar and pestle, coarsely ground the black pepper and cumin seeds separately.
- Add this to the cauliflower and add salt and turmeric powder.
- Let this cook well and the cauliflower becomes soft.
- Switch off the flame once it is done.
- Serve hot with rasam rice or sambar rice. Even this will taste yummy with Phulkas.
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Notes
Note:
1. Do not add any curry leaves or coriander leaves as this will suppress the pepper flavor. 2. You can use store-bought pepper powder and cumin powder but freshly ground one is highly recommended. 3. Cauliflower pepper fry pairs well with tomato rice, rasam sadam, and rotis too.
1. Do not add any curry leaves or coriander leaves as this will suppress the pepper flavor. 2. You can use store-bought pepper powder and cumin powder but freshly ground one is highly recommended. 3. Cauliflower pepper fry pairs well with tomato rice, rasam sadam, and rotis too.
METHOD:
- Wash the cauliflower and cut them into small florets.
- Blanch them in hot water for 5 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
- Chop the onions into thin slices. Add oil to a pan and add the thinly sliced onions.
- Saute for a while and let the onions cook till they become translucent.
- Now add the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes off.
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- Add the cauliflower florets to this. Using a mortar and pestle, coarsely ground the black pepper and cumin seeds separately.
- You can add 1 tsp of fennel seeds to this if you like the flavour.
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- Add this to the cauliflower and add salt and turmeric powder.
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- Cook for a few minutes till everything is well combined and soft.
- Switch off the flame once it is done.
- Serve hot with rasam rice or sambar rice. Even this will taste yummy with Phulkas.
Note:
- Do not add any curry leaves or coriander leaves as this will suppress the pepper flavor.
- You can use store-bought pepper powder and cumin powder but freshly ground one is highly recommended.
- Cauliflower pepper fry pairs well with tomato rice, rasam sadam and rotis too.
Nice n delicious stir fry…
so simple!!! so picture perfect!!! thanks for sharing this one!!
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Wow Jey cauliflower pepper fry looks tasty and healthy too.
we always love to have this fry with our variety rice 🙂 lovely picture jey
I'd love to have it on its own,Cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies.I think with some dal on the side it would make a great side for rotis!
I do it also.. Love this nice shots
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I love cauliflower too and this is a nice recipe..will try it out..
Love the pics
This is a great variation with cauliflower. I love the addition of pepper to anything.
Nice to see another culinary expert sharing here….:)
Cheers,
Looks tasty…I couldn't see any oil…good 🙂
Helen
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Looks tempting and delicious.
super tempting and inviting
Wow flavourful and quick curry, I also make this when I am pressed for time 🙂 Lovely clicks!
Love this simple fry…Easy and yummy one…
My hubby is a big fan of cauliflower. So, I keep looking for options to cook cauliflower. This one looks delicious. Will try it sometime.
this is new to me… going to try this
I love cauliflower and pepper and this is a tasty combination indeed.
My mom makes it exactly like this very nice and I love it.
An excellent side dish to enjoy with hot piping rasam.
Nice idea .. looks really yummy.. nice clicks..
I too have posted the same, nice clicks. Always pepper enhances the taste
Thanks madam
shrikant tillu
I love ur clicks dear….cauliflower fry looks so inviting…
I too love cauliflowers! This look absolutely flavoursome and tasty.
Lately I have been obsessed with cauliflower…in fact, I recently made pizza crust out of it! This recipe looks easy, delicious and nutritious! I have a head of cauliflower in my refrigerator right now, so I'll try your recipe soon!
Love the flavor of freshly powdered cumin and pepper, the curry looks superb..
Looks Delicious..nice clicks…
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love this quick pepper fry,yummy!!
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Jeyashri, this is a yummy recipe indeed. I remember that Komalas serve this vegetable in their thali. Thanks for sharing this 🙂
This so yummy and tempting recipe.
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Made this today ,,,simple recipe yet yummy 🙂
Thanks,,,,
Cheers
Made this today 🙂 simple yet yummy ….:)
Thanks,
Cheers…..:)