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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish For Chapati

    Gobi masala restaurant style recipe

    December 13, 2011 by Raks Anand 79 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Gobi masala restaurant style, with masala and spice powders, this flavor lingers in your mouth and even hands after you eat.

    If you are looking for gravy, check out my aloo gobi masala.

    gobi masala restaurant style

    I usually make cauliflower curry for Aj who loves cauliflower a lot, that he would even eat it every day as accompaniment for his lunch.

    He is that much crazy about cauliflower. Even I like cauliflower, there is a fair reason behind it.

    My mom never buys cauliflower or cooks cauliflower at home. That’s coz, they hate the small worms inside the cauliflower, which is used to be a common thing those days.

    So she treats that veggie as ‘Non-veg’. So only very few times I had tasted cauliflower in restaurants, when I am with my friends.

    Then after marriage, things changed, thankfully they do buy and cook cauliflower.

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    And when I started cooking, I enjoyed cooking cauliflower in different forms :

    gobi paratha, aloo gobi, cauliflower kurma, curry, fries, gobi 65 or add it in briyani or kurma.

    Hope this is enough to prove😏. But the only thing what I don’t like is the cauliflower we get here is so very different from the ones we get in India.

    Here it gets cooked so quick and becomes very soft and turns mushy easily. There is almost no worm, even if its there, only one or two very rarely.

    gobi masala restaurant style

    Cauliflower from Australia are better, but I like it more on firm and crunchy side which we get in India. Still nothing stops. This gobi masala recipe is one of Aj’s recent favourite cauliflower recipe.

    Once when we ordered lunch, this one came as an accompaniment and I was wondering, why I have not tried this way so far.

    And very soon I tried and it came out even better than what we tasted. My kid just loved it and I too loved it.

    It goes very well with roti or naan, even kara kuzhambu too or mild pulaos too. With all these masalas, it tastes awesome...won’t it?

    How to make Gobi masala (semi dry)

    1. Take a heavy bottomed pan, heat it with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.
    2. Add curry leaves,chopped onions and fry till transparent.
    3. Then add Ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
    4. After that, add the chopped tomatoes, salt and fry till it becomes  soft and mushy.
    saute

    2. Add all the masala powders and fry in medium flame for 3 minutes or until raw smell goes off.

    mushy

    3. Then add the cleaned cauliflower florets, cut into bite sized pieces and add ¼ cup water and mix well.

    cook

    4. Cook covered in medium flame until cauliflower is done. Finally add coriander leaves and fry for 3-5 more minutes. Add more oil if needed.

    ready

    Transfer to the restaurant style gobi masala to serving bowl. Serve with roti or any other rice, as accompaniment for it.

    gobi masala recipe

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    Gobi masala restaurant style

    Gobi masala restaurant style, with masala and spice powders, this flavor lingers in your mouth and even hands after you eat.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 16 minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 Cauliflower head
    • 2 Onion finely chopped
    • 2 Tomato Finely chopped
    • 2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
    • ½ teaspoon Garam masala
    • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
    • 2 teaspoon Coriander seeds powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • ½ teaspoon Biryani masala powder optional
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • Salt

    To Temper

    • 2 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
    • 1 inch Cinnamon
    • 1 cardamom
    • 1 Clove
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    Instructions

    • Take a heavy bottomed pan, heat it with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.
    • Add curry leaves,chopped onions and fry till transparent.
    • Then add Ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
    • After that, add the chopped tomatoes, salt and fry till it becomes soft and mushy.
    • Add all the masala powders and fry in medium flame for 3 minutes or until raw smell goes off.
    • Then add the cleaned cauliflower florets, cut into bite sized pieces and add ¼ cup water and mix well.
    • Cook covered in medium flame until cauliflower is done. Add coriander leaves and fry for 3-5 more minutes. Add more oil if needed.

    Notes

    • Clean cauliflower properly before cooking it by immersing it in hot water with salt & turmeric for 10 minutes.
    • Do not over cook as it will turn the cauliflower mushy.
    • Add more oil while frying at the last if it gets stuck to the kadai.
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    Comments

    1. VineelaSiva

      December 13, 2011 at 12:23 am

      Wow its very inviting.I really love ur recipes and also the pics.Keep going dear.

      Reply
    2. jeyashrisuresh

      December 13, 2011 at 12:38 am

      thats an inviting recipe with gobi.as u said the cauliflower we get here is very different from the one we get from india. gorgeous pics.

      Reply
    3. Manju

      December 13, 2011 at 12:57 am

      That definitely looks great! I like that you have used biryani masala here, I also try to use different masalas for the same curries I make, sometimes just to get a different taste. It works sometimes, and sometimes it does not work too.

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    4. Ramya

      December 13, 2011 at 1:04 am

      Looks soo spicy and yummy:-) Wud make a perfect combo with Roti!

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    5. Mahi

      December 13, 2011 at 2:05 am

      Yummy! Cauliflower is my favorite veggie too!

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    6. Nagalakshmi V

      December 13, 2011 at 2:08 am

      this looks better than restaurant stuff!! i think my gobi dishes always turn out drier than this.

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    7. Gayathri NG

      December 13, 2011 at 2:18 am

      I luv gobi in any form...ur version looks simple n tasty book marked dear!!

      Reply
    8. Gayu

      December 13, 2011 at 2:25 am

      yummy Gobi..Looks so rich and colorful..Very inviting..

      Kitchen - The Chef's Paradise

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    9. Hamaree Rasoi

      December 13, 2011 at 2:28 am

      OMG ! Simply yummy and delicious looking gobi masala.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

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    10. Sudha Sabarish

      December 13, 2011 at 2:32 am

      Lovely gobi masala raji.Now itself want to grab from the screen.

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    11. Anusha Praveen

      December 13, 2011 at 3:28 am

      I ve always wanted to try this but never quite got it right. Now i ll make it your style

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    12. Asiya

      December 13, 2011 at 3:50 am

      Looks so good! We love cauliflower too!

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    13. Priti

      December 13, 2011 at 4:05 am

      Love this too and do same ...looks very good

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    14. Pavithra

      December 13, 2011 at 4:13 am

      This is really great accompaniment for everything and almost I make the same way but at the end add kasoori methi.. otherwise almost same.. looks absolutely yumm 🙂

      Reply
    15. Pavithra

      December 13, 2011 at 4:14 am

      But never tried adding Briyani masala for this..will surely try next time 🙂

      Reply
    16. Nisha

      December 13, 2011 at 4:35 am

      Gobi masala looks perfect. Use of briyani masala is really unique

      Reply
    17. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      December 13, 2011 at 4:37 am

      wonderful recipe....will try this sure....looks tempting and yummy.

      Reply
    18. Aarthi

      December 13, 2011 at 4:40 am

      i love cauliflower...Awesome love to have it with roti

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    19. Kalpana Sareesh

      December 13, 2011 at 4:50 am

      super inviting dish..

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    20. Kadhyaa

      December 13, 2011 at 4:53 am

      Raks that looks so crunchy, juicy and yummy..feel lke emptying entire plate 🙂

      I hope u are able to leave the comment in my place

      Reply
    21. Recipe world

      December 13, 2011 at 5:03 am

      Nice recipe with lovely presentation..

      Reply
    22. Cham

      December 13, 2011 at 5:22 am

      Hehe, even my mom hates cauliflower for the worm, though we are Non veg, she says it is disgusting! But she cooked for us :)The Gobi simply looks fiery!

      Reply
    23. Sharmilee! :)

      December 13, 2011 at 5:30 am

      Gobi masala looks very tempting, apt with rotis and rice

      Reply
    24. DEESHA

      December 13, 2011 at 6:09 am

      Looks perfect ...

      Reply
    25. Priya's Feast

      December 13, 2011 at 6:12 am

      My fav cauliflower dish...Wonderful click,raks.

      Reply
    26. Shanthi

      December 13, 2011 at 7:47 am

      Superb and looks inviting.

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    27. CinnamonNChillies

      December 13, 2011 at 8:05 am

      This looks fab Raks. Love ur presentation!!!

      Reply
    28. Happy Cook / Finla

      December 13, 2011 at 9:10 am

      We never make cailiflower dishes and how i wish i had this, looks delish.

      Reply
    29. NiVi

      December 13, 2011 at 9:14 am

      another style of gobi masala.. looks tempting.. and your clicks are awesome

      Reply
    30. S.Menaga

      December 13, 2011 at 9:51 am

      looks perfect n inviting!!

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    31. Hari Chandana

      December 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm

      Woww.. looks super yummy and delicious.. awesome pictures too !!
      Indian Cuisine

      Reply
    32. Tina

      December 13, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      Looks perfect and delicious dear...

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    33. Sayantani

      December 13, 2011 at 12:29 pm

      that just happened to me yesterday 5 big worms in one cauliflower. threw it away.
      this recipe looks awesome. love the spices.

      Reply
    34. Sandhya Hariharan

      December 13, 2011 at 1:33 pm

      Super inviting ...Its my lunch time now.. and wish I could have them right away .

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    35. Kaveri

      December 13, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      Yummy looking cauliflower masala.

      Reply
    36. Laavanya

      December 13, 2011 at 3:45 pm

      I love cauliflower too.. make a similar masala often and add some greens too like spinach or kale.. so good!

      Reply
    37. Priya

      December 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

      Even the gobi we gets here gets cooked quickly and easily,gobi masala looks super yummy..

      Reply
    38. Chitra

      December 13, 2011 at 4:33 pm

      wow !!!!!!!truely delicious gobi masala...as u said will go well with rice and roti's...

      Reply
    39. Nisa Homey

      December 13, 2011 at 5:10 pm

      All time favorite.. perfect with roti...YUM!

      Reply
    40. Archana

      December 13, 2011 at 5:17 pm

      Tomorrow I have cauliflower was wondering how to make it without everyone telling me we had it yesterday. This one is perfect. Thanks.

      Reply
    41. Maayeka

      December 13, 2011 at 6:51 pm

      Nice and delicious looking..very tempting..

      Reply
    42. Anu

      December 13, 2011 at 6:56 pm

      Delicious gobi and very inviting pictures.............

      Reply
    43. Uma

      December 13, 2011 at 7:17 pm

      Very inviting masala Raks. Am very choosy when it comes to cauliflower and eat only few items like this. :p

      Reply
    44. Suja

      December 13, 2011 at 7:20 pm

      Perfect and tempting..makes me drool..

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    45. Sushma Mallya

      December 13, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      Looks delicious Raji and lovely recipe:)

      Reply
    46. CaySera

      December 13, 2011 at 10:25 pm

      That looks yummmm......youve got a lovely space here....enjoyed going through your recipes 🙂

      Reply
    47. Sush

      December 13, 2011 at 10:25 pm

      Gobi masala looks red hot & delicious!

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    48. Athisaya Divya

      December 14, 2011 at 12:04 am

      Gobi masala looks simple and easy to make!

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    49. Archana Chari

      December 14, 2011 at 2:29 am

      The colour and thickness is just perfect. Me and cauliflower are only sometimes lucky.

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    50. Home Cooked Oriya Food

      December 14, 2011 at 3:14 am

      looks like the restaurant one too...

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    51. Sonali Pradhan

      December 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm

      wow...gobi masala looks so delicious n yummy 🙂

      Reply
    52. PriyaVaasu

      December 14, 2011 at 7:22 am

      A wonderful combo for roti's!!! yummy!!!!!

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    53. Prathibha

      December 14, 2011 at 10:57 am

      very delicious curry..even I m a big fan of gobi..cleaning it was a mess in earlier days....me n mom used 2 clean it 2gether..but its a very tasty veggie..

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    54. faseela

      December 14, 2011 at 11:02 am

      luks so delicious....superb dear

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    55. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm

      Nirupama, Thank you for your input 🙂 I do that every time to cauliflower, I have mentioned in the notes section 🙂 But soaking the veggies in boondhi kottai is a great tip and info, thanks a lot for sharing and dropping by 🙂

      Reply
    56. Plateful

      December 14, 2011 at 5:17 pm

      An absolute favorite with my family. This sure looks better than the restaurant ones!

      Reply
    57. RENU

      December 15, 2011 at 1:28 am

      Rajeshwari
      it looks so colorful...but is it imp to soak cauliflower in warm tumeric water.....

      Reply
    58. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      December 15, 2011 at 5:02 am

      Raks...i tried this today...came out good and yummy...liked it a lot. yummy.

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    59. Meera upadhya

      December 15, 2011 at 10:33 am

      Thank you i tried it yesterday it came out very nice..i prepared mixed veg kootu with it for rice great combination !

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    60. Archana

      December 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm

      I generally like my veggies crunchy but I loved this cauliflower veggie a lot.( i had cooked it a bit more than usual) The taste was great. I have been asked to make it again. Thanks.

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    61. Mukund

      August 10, 2012 at 2:50 am

      I just prepared this with above recipe, I must say it is very good and thank you very much for making it available. 4& 1/8th STARS!

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    62. Sunu

      August 11, 2012 at 7:21 am

      Tried it today and luved it. Me and hubby. This is gonna be my cauliflower receipe from now on. Do u have any receipe to make dry gobi for snack but not deep fry. . .

      Reply
    63. Nisha Joseph

      May 10, 2013 at 3:48 am

      i tried it............its good

      Reply
    64. Anonymous

      July 02, 2013 at 12:11 pm

      Hello!

      I've been referring to your recipes for some time now. Made this yesterday with some sweet potato and it was delicious. Have blogged about it and hope you don't mind me linking to this post to credit you. Thanks 😀

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    65. sanjan

      July 16, 2013 at 12:24 am

      Hi Raks

      This week i tried this one and it came out super !! I generally complain that cauliflower in US are not so great compared to the one in INdia. I feel that the flower does not get the masala properly ; but this one did came out well. i felt the masala got in the flower and tasty. thanks !! 🙂

      Reply
    66. shalini

      August 30, 2013 at 9:22 am

      i hav jst tried it....i dont know y it didnt cum out well...its my first dish wid gobi...its more oiley...wit tomato do i hav to add salt for gobi also...wont the salt fm water get into it

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    67. Raks anand

      August 30, 2013 at 9:28 am

      Keeping immersed in hot water with salt will not infuse salt inside the gobi. May be you used very less cauliflower.

      Reply
    68. Raghavan

      December 17, 2013 at 10:43 am

      The receipe and the pictures you post is awesome. Tired your onion pakoda. It was awesome. Thanks

      Reply
    69. Raghavan

      December 17, 2013 at 10:47 am

      The receipe and the pictures you post is awesome. Tired your onion pakoda. It was awesome. Thanks

      Reply
    70. anisha

      March 12, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Hi raKs thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe i tried making it right now it turned out so beautiful and i Yummyit was so easy to cook and gave such a good taste in no time thank you for sharing it

      Reply
    71. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 13, 2014 at 12:12 am

      Hai. .today I tried out this for lunch. .It came out well. .its yummy. ...bt I didn't get it exactly which shows in picture...

      Reply
    72. Raja Lakshmi

      September 07, 2014 at 1:54 pm

      Awesome recipe....
      Tried it today and came out very wellll....thankx fr sharing it ...

      Reply
    73. ambik

      October 10, 2015 at 9:32 am

      excellent it simply rocks. devi chandrika

      Reply
    74. Dhivya Rajprasad

      May 13, 2016 at 3:15 pm

      Tried it today! I made tomato puree and added 1/4 c water also, so iam guessing thats not right as it became very watery instead of dry! Will try again with chopped tomatoes 🙂

      Reply
    75. Sindhu

      June 28, 2016 at 11:27 am

      I tried and it came out really nice. Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    76. nirupamasundar

      July 01, 2016 at 3:49 am

      This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

      Reply
    77. Bhuvana Venkatesan

      July 25, 2016 at 5:17 am

      i tried it today...came out very well. good side dish for chapati. Thxs

      Reply
    78. Decisions to Destiny

      February 07, 2017 at 1:24 pm

      Adding a spoon of curd to it gives a nice moist texture. Loved the dish

      Reply
    79. Unknown

      June 29, 2017 at 3:53 pm

      I tried it n came out yummy.Thnq very much for d recipe.

      Reply

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