Tandoori Cauliflower Steaks

Recipe: Tandoori Cauliflower Steaks

Tandoori Cauliflower Steaks are not only healthy but so flavourful and not too difficult to make. Generally tandoori cauliflower is made with florets and served as an appetizer. Making them into “steak” form allows one to enjoy them as a meal or a side dish. Bake them in a tandoor,  oven or air fryer. If you want to make the starter version then check out the recipe here. I enjoy the “steak” with some salad on the side. You can easily serve it as a side with any of your favourite main dish.

Cauliflower And Me

I generally don’t like overcooked cauliflower, just find it lacks texture and flavour. However, cauliflower with a bit of bite is a whole new story. So, whenever I make a sabji with cauliflower, it will have a bite. I know, some of you may think that I not cooked it properly but it is what it is! Bland cauliflower is a big no no so most of my cauliflower dishes will be loaded with flavours.

Some Interesting Facts About Cauliflower:

• Did you know that yellow/orange, green and purple cauliflowers exist? Yes they do. Its during my first trip to the famous Jean Talon market in Montreal that I saw these colorful beauties.
• Basically, cauliflower is a bland vegetable and therefore easily incorporated into a variety of dishes.
• Grated cauliflower easily replaces rice in many dishes for those who are looking for low carb options.
•  You may be surprised to know that cauliflower is actually flower buds of the plant.
•  Rich in Vitamin C, adding a few florets to any dish ups the intake of Vitamin C.
• Its better to steam than boil cauliflower as boiling results in loss of valuable nutrients.
• The leaves and stalks of cauliflower are edible.
• Cauliflower is believed to originate in the Mediterranean region, more specifically Cyprus.

Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Group

Sneha who blogs at Sneha’s Recipes has invited us to prepare a dish using either cauliflower or broccoli for our Sunday Funday group. I chose to use cauliflower as that is what I had in my fridge.

Some Recipes With Cauliflower On My Blog

 

Cauliflower | Broccoli Recipes By Fellow Members Of Sunday Funday

• Buffalo Cauliflower Quinoa Bowls from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Cauliflower Cheese from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Cauliflower Curry Pathare Prabhu Style from Sneha’s Recipe
• Copycat Cracker Barrel Broccoli Cheese Casserole from Palatable Pastime
• Creamy Cheddar Cauliflower Soup (Instant Pot) from Food Lust People Love
• Stirfry Chicken, Broccoli, and Cauliflower from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Tandoori Cauliflower Steaks from Mayuri’s Jikoni

 

 

Ingredients Required For Tandoori Cauliflower Steaks

Cauliflower

Choose fresh cauliflower. Use a large or medium cauliflower as you want two similar cauliflower slices. To make perfect “steaks”, remove the leaves. Place the cauliflower on a chopping board with stem down. Cut it into half. Then from each half cut thick slices of about an inch thick. The number of slices or steaks you’ll get depends on the size of the cauliflower. The remaining sides of the cauliflower can easily be used for other recipes. Both the slices of cauliflower that I used weighed 430g in total.

Yogurt

Plain yogurt and should be a bit thick. If it is watery, remove the whey.

Chickpea Flour

Known as besan, chana atta required so that the marinade sticks to the cauliflower steaks and makes it a bit crispy.

Semolina |Rice Flour

Helps to make the marinade a bit crispy. Also helps to absorb any liquid from the yogurt or wet cauliflower. For gluten free version use rice flour.

Tandoori Spice Mixture

Make it at home following this recipe or can be bought from any Indian store or online. Can replace the tandoori masala with garam masala or any other spice blend of your choice.

Kasuri Methi

Dried fenugreek leaves. Adds so much flavour to the steaks.

Turmeric Powder

Haldi, hardar. Need a little. Easily available in the stores, online or Indian stores.

Kashmiri Chilli Powder

Here I have used Kashmiri Chilli Powder as it adds a lovely colour to the marinade and also it is not too hot. Feel free to use chilli powder and quantity of your choice.

Fresh Ginger

Minced or grated

Green Chilli

Minced. Add according to your taste.

Garlic

Peeled and minced.

Salt

I have used table salt. Use any salt of your choice. Add according to your taste.

Lemon Juice

I have used 1 tbsp lemon juice. However, do taste the yogurt before you add lemon juice. If it is sour, add less lemon juice.

Jaggery Powder

An optional ingredient. Adding it balances the flavours. If you don’t have jaggery, substitute it with brown or white sugar.

Oil

Use any oil of your choice. Need a little to add to the marinade and to brush some on the parchment paper.

Fresh Coriander

Chopped, for garnishing.

 

 

 

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