Aloo Gobhi (Baked)

Ingredients

• Potatoes
• Cauliflower
• Salt
• Turmeric
• Red chilli powder
• Dhaniya powder (go light on this)
• Garam masala
• Kasoori methi
• Mustard oil — heated first (raw mustard oil tastes and smells bad)
• Slit green chillies, a few (optional, for extra heat)

Steps

1. Pour boiling water over the gobhi to clean it, then strain (creator's own comment).
2. Coat the potatoes and cauliflower with heated mustard oil — never raw — and the spices: salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, dhaniya powder (go light), garam masala, kasoori methi.
3. Bake at 180° (upper + lower heat mode) for about 40 minutes (time varies by quantity and oven/air fryer), checking occasionally until the potatoes and cauliflower are tender and fully cooked.
4. Finish at 200 for 5 minutes to give it that char (creator's own comment).
5. For extra heat, throw in a few slit green chillies.

The reel

via @mealsbytanishka

Tips

• Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
• Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
• Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.

Questions