Cauliflower saadham/ Cauliflower rice/Gobi Rice

Cauliflower saadham/ Cauliflower rice/Gobi rice gets its direct entry pass to this blog from my m-i-l's kitchen. This is one of the heart-warming, easy on the tummy, rice preparation that she makes that is too tasty to pass.


Ingredients:

Cauliflower/Gobi                                    1 nos ( big)
Cooked Rice  (White/brown)                  4 cups      
Salt                                                          As needed

To temper

Canola oil                                               2 tblspns
Mustard seeds                                         1/2 tsp
Kadalai paruppu/ Chana dhal                 1 tsp
Cashew nuts (whole)                              5 nos
Green chillies                                         4 nos
Asafoetida                                              1 pinch

Method:

1. Cut cauliflower to bite sized florets. Break cashews to small pieces.
2. In a large heavy bottomed stir fry pan, add oil, heat, add mustard seeds to splutter.
3. Add chana dhal/kadalai paruppu and cashews together and  fry till they turn light brown.
4. Slit green chillies and add them . Fry them until they change colour.
5. Add asafoetida powder and add the cut cauliflower florets. Mix them well with the oil and tempered ingredients and then add the required salt.
6. Let it cook  for 10-15 mins, mixing it now and then until the cauliflower/gobi gets cooked completely.
7. Add rice and mix very well. Cover it at this point and bring the flame to low. Sprinkle some water if necessary, but take care for the rice and gobi mixture in not becoming mushy. 
8. Let it cook together for 10 minutes, for the flavor to infuse. Keep mixing now and then during this time with a very light hand.

Cauliflower rice is ready. This is generally had with vendakkai thayir pachadi/ bhindi raitha and appalam/papad.  Cauliflower rice  made with brown rice, is tastier than its white counterpart.