Cooking with Lyla

Normally we try to keep Lyla out from under our feet the kitchen when we are cooking, but tonight I thought I would try something different and let her help me out. I pulled a chair up to the counter and we worked together to make one of our family's favorite meals: Aloo Gobi (potatoes and cauliflower)!

She had lots of fun measuring the spices and dumping them in the bowls. She also loved smelling all of the different ingredients...she liked the ginger/garlic the best!

I forgot to take a picture of the final product, but it was seriously delicious!!

If you are interested in trying this dish out for yourself here is the recipe:

Aloo Gobi

Ingredients:

Vegetable oil
1 large onion finely chopped
1 large bunch of fresh coriander chopped (separate the stalks from the leaves)
Small fresh green chilies chopped finely (1-3 depending on how spicy you want it.)
1 large cauliflower cut evenly into eights
3 large potatoes peeled and cut into even pieces
1 can whole peeled tomatoes grated
Fresh ginger peeled and grated
2 cloves of fresh garlic chopped
Cumin seeds
Turmeric
Salt
Garam masala

Preparation:
Heat several tablespoons of vegetable oil in very large shallow pan. Add chopped onion and 1 tablespoon cumin seeds and stir. Cook until onions are creamy and translucent. Do not burn the cumin seeds! Add the chopped coriander stalks (not the leaves yet!), 2 teaspoons of turmeric and 2 teaspoons of salt. Add chopped chilies and stir. Stir grated tomatoes into the mixture. Add ginger (around a tablespoon sized amount) and garlic and mix. You now have your curry sauce which can be used for any number of dishes!
Add the potatoes and cauliflower to sauce plus a few tablespoons of water to make certain the mix doesn’t stick to the pan. Don’t add too much water! Ensure the potatoes and cauliflower are coated with the curry sauce. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
Last, add 2 teaspoons of garam masala and stir. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on top of the curry. Turn off the heat and cover for as long as possible before serving.

Yum!