Cauliflower Pepper Mix Curry



I love the vegetable section of retail superstores.The color, the fresh smell of veggies attract me to them and I usually end up buying vegetables that I don't know how to cook. But I buy them anyway because they look so good. That is what I did this weekend when I picked the colorful pepper trio - red, yellow and orange pepper! See some very colorful pictures of them here and you would know why. :)
I was disappointed to find that I did not really find any recipe that included all three. I decided to go the traditional way and make a mix vegetable curry.


Ingredients
2 tsb vegetable oil
1 cup cauliflower florets
1/2 cup red pepper pieces
1/2 cup yellow pepper pieces
1/2 cup orange pepper pieces (you can use green pepper also)
1 cup potato cut in to cubes
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 big onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/2 garam masala
coriander leaves


Process:
Heat oil in the cooking vessel. When hot, add the cumin seeds and let it splutter.
Add the ginger paste and stir for few seconds. Then add the onion in it. Stir to mix it with ginger.
After couple of minutes, add garlic paste and mix properly. Add the coriander powder to the onion and mix. Stir regularly till the onion is brown in color.
Add the tomato to the mix and stir well. When the tomato starts cooking, add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add a bit of water to make it a paste.
Once the tomato is cooked and the contents look like a paste, add all the vegetables in it. Mix properly to coat them with the paste. Add salt, water and mix well. Do not add too much water. It should be added only to help the vegetables soak the flavor. Cook with a lid covered.
Stir the vegetables at regular intervals till they become soft. 
Once soft, add the garam masala and mix well. You can add the coriander leaves at this point and cover the lid. Let it cook for couple of minutes and turn off the fire.
Serve hot with rice or roti.

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