1 cauliflower
4 potatoes
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 ginger, fresh, 1
3 garlic cloves
3/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp red chili powder
3 tomatoes
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp coriander powder
Directions
Cut cauliflower into flowerets. Cube potatoes. Heat oil and saute
cumin seeds for about a minute. Add garlic and ginger, stir and add
potatoes. Bhoona, add turmeric and chili powder, and bhoona again.
Add tomatoes and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add cauliflower and high
heat for about a minutes. Lower heat, cover and let simmer for about
15 minutes. Curry should be damp-dry.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Asian; Indian
The History of Recipes
We can read the history of written recipes far back into distant history, at least as far back into recorded history as the Egyptians, and possibly even further. In practice though, mostly, these old cook books were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
In fact, the oldest recipe found, according to food historians are a few stone tablets in Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel exhilarated and blissful. Later on, we find a couple of interesting books from the 1300s : a book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these are not about the spicy food that is familiar to us all today, but rather accounts of the types of meals eaten by the rich and wealthy people of those days. During the next few centuries, the upper classes strove to lay on the best banquets, and because of this chefs and their recipes were much in demand. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that cooking and recipe books became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to collecting, testing, and recording recipes of the day. By the advent of the 20th century, cookery books are starting to become popular due to higher levels of literacy, more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Aloo Gobi recipe.
