Gobi Musallam Recipe

Gobi Musallam Recipe

Gobi Musallam Recipe

Gobi musallam is one of the most relished vegetarian recipes in Mughal cuisine. Musallam means “whole”, whole gobi (cauliflower) is prepared on low charcoal flame for this unique recipe. In this recipe whole cauliflower is marinated with blend of rich spices and is cooked on low flame. Quality and quantity of ingredients used for marination plays important role for the authentic taste of musallam. Good amount of dry fruits are added here for the richness of gravy. Amount of Clarified butter used in gravy is on higher side that is again necessary for flavour.

Gobi Musallam goes well with Naan, Lehsuni Naan, Sheermal and Tandoori Roti.

You may also like recipes of Laziz Aloo, Shahi Paneer, Malai Kofta, Nawabi Paneer, Mughlai Paneer, Badshahi Baigan.

 

How to make Gobi Musallam

Ingredients

Cauliflower (gobhi) 1 medium sized
Red chilli powder (lal mirch) 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder  (haldi) ½ tea spoon
Salt (namak)  to taste
Curd  1 cup
Clarified butter (ghee)  ½ cup

Grind 1

Onion (payaz)  1 large

Grind 2

Ginger  (adrakh), chopped 2 table spoons
Garlic (lahsan), chopped 1 table spoon
Mace  (javitri) 1 blade
Cinnamon (dal chini) 1 stick
Green cardamom (hari elaichi  3-4
Cloves  (laung) 3-4

Grind 3

Poppy seeds (khuskhus) 2  table spoon
Cashew nuts (kaju)  4-5 table spoons
Peanuts (moongphali)  4-5 table spoons

Method

  • 1. Wash the whole cauliflower, cut off the main stalk and remove the leaves.
  • 2. Parboil cauliflower in salted water and keep aside.
  • 3. Finely slice the onion, fry to a golden brown colour and grind to a paste (grind 1).
  • 4. Lightly roast the poppy seeds, peanuts and cashew nuts. Take these in a grinder jar and make a smooth paste (grind 2).
  • 5. Separately grind the garlic, ginger, mace, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves by adding little water and make a smooth paste (grind 3).
  • 6. Now in a big pan heat the clarified butter and fry the cauliflower from both sides.
  • 7. Now take curd in a bowl and mix all three prepared pastes in it.
  • 8. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt in curd mixture and pour it over the cauliflower.
  • 9. Place the cauliflower in a heavy pan along with the curd mixture. Pour ghee on the top and sides.
  • 10. Cover the pan and cook it on slow charcoal fire (It is better to put some hot charcoal on lid also). Cook till the cauliflower is done.

Tip

  • If charcoal fire is not available, Gobi Mussalam can be baked at 180 C for 15- 20 minutes. It can also be cooked on very low flame of gas.

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