Name: Cauliflower mellum recipe by Neeru Goyal at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Cauliflower 500 grams; 2 tablespoons oil; Onion 1 medium size; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon; Cinnamon stick 1 inch; Curry leaves 10 to 12; Salt 1 teaspoon; Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon; Dried whole chillies 2...3; For mellum paste...; Desicated coconut 1/2 cup; Green chillies 2..3; Curry leaves 15...16; Garlic cloves 3...5; Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon; Fennel seeds 1 teaspoon; Water 2 tablespoons

Ingredients Serving: 6

Cauliflower 500 grams
2 tablespoons oil
Onion 1 medium size
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon stick 1 inch
Curry leaves 10 to 12
Salt 1 teaspoon
Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
Dried whole chillies 2...3
For mellum paste...
Desicated coconut 1/2 cup
Green chillies 2..3
Curry leaves 15...16
Garlic cloves 3...5
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds 1 teaspoon
Water 2 tablespoons

Instructions

Wash the cauliflower and break into very small florets and dice the stem pieces very small
In a pan steam with salt and turmeric powder adding 3..4 tablespoons of water
Once its tender remove from pan
Now make mellum paste
Powdered fennel seeds and mustard seeds
Grind with desicated coconut , curry leaves, green chillies and garlic cloves and 2 tablespoons of water
Now add oil in a pan
Fry chopped onions
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds
Add cinnamon stick, broken dried chillies and curry leaves
When the onions are soften add the steamed cauliflower
Add the mellum paste in it
Mix all well
Fry for 2 minutes more
Serve with rice and chettiappam

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