This easy side showcases bold flavors and only takes about 10 minutes of hands-on time. |
Roasting cauliflower is not only super easy and flexible; it also gives the cauliflower a firmer, more toothsome texture. If you want a Caribbean-Style dish, add curry powder, which usually hails from the islands. For a Thai-centric dish, use curry paste. If you want to make an Indian style side, substitute garam masala. You can also substitute broccoli or romanesco for the cauliflower.
Curry-Roasted Cauliflower
- 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into 1- or 1 1/2-inch florets
- 1/2 cup coconut milk. If you want a creamier, wetter dish, you can use up to 1 cup [light is fine]
- 2 tsp curry powder, curry paste or garam masala [or to taste]
- Salt, to taste
Serves 2-3
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut milk and curry paste or powder. Place cauliflower florets in a roasting pan [I used a 9' x 13' Pryex dish]. Pour 1/2 the coconut milk mixture over them and stir well to coat, making sure they are in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt.
Roast for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, coat with remaining coconut milk mixture, stir, scarping up any browned bits, and roast for another 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven, Cool 5 minutes before enjoying.
Pan cleaning tip: Any recipe that requires you to roast veggies inevitably results in a messy pan. Soak the cooled pan in soapy water, then clean it the way your great-grandma would have--make a paste with salt and baking soda, then apply elbow grease.
10 comments:
My heart be still...I love roasted cauliflower, curry, and coconut. Would I have thought of putting them all together? No! So, thank you!
Curry and cauliflower are one of my favorite culinary marriages...add coconut, and that's like the sexiest food polyamory ever.
I usually line my roasting pan with greased foil and then only have to do minimal cleanup!
not only you give us yummy recipes, but also the pan cleaning tip...you're such a nice one!
Funny! I'm making curried cauliflower soup this week. I'll have to try this too!
Roasted cauliflower?? Now that is what I need to try. I haven’t seen a roasted cauliflower and I am very curious what would it tasle like. I’ll be makig this as part of our dinner menu later. I bet it taste great.
It's bizzare how much I love plain roasted cauliflower, so this curry version sounds like cauliflower crack to me. I even have vadouvan curry powder, which is my latest amazing ingredient discovery, so I think this has to happen asap.
Cauliflower is so under-appreciated! I think I have to buy new curry powder, though; I've had the same bag for probably 5 years.
yay for getting posted on mofo - the adorable bowl and the great curry-cauliflower idea combine into perfection. So i accidentally made (pretty much) this dish a few weeks ago while throwing together ingredients... i had carrot mixed in w/ mine. was awesome. thanks for perfecting the ratios for me!
This sounds amazing. I must try this!
This dish sounds amazing! I've made roasted cauliflower before, even with curry - but I've never used the coconut milk as well. Wonderful idea!
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