Cauliflower & Chickpea Tikka Masala

Cauliflower & Chickpea Tikka Masala

🥘 Ingredients

  • butter
    4 tbsp
  • cauliflower florets
    20 oz
  • chickpeas
    26.8 oz
  • cilantro
    ½ oz
  • cooking oil
    1 tsp
  • curry powder
    2 tbsp
  • curry sauce base
    10 oz
  • garam masala
    1 tsp
  • jasmine rice
    1 c
  • olive oil
    2 tsp
  • pepper
  • salt
  • sugar
  • water
    ¾ cup
  • yellow onion
    1 unit
  • yogurt
    4 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • medium bowl
  • baking sheet
  • small pot
  • large pan
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Cut cauliflower florets into bite-size pieces if necessary. Halve, peel, and finely dice the yellow onion (whole onion for 4 servings). Drain and rinse chickpeas , reserving ¼ cup liquid (½ cup for 4). Pick cilantro leaves from stems.
    cauliflower florets: 20 oz, yellow onion: 1 unit, chickpeas: 26.8 oz, cilantro: ½ oz
  2. 2
    In a medium bowl , toss the cauliflower with a large drizzle of olive oil , curry powder , and a couple of big pinches of salt until coated. Spread cauliflower on a baking sheet and roast on top rack until tender, 20-25 minutes.
    olive oil: 2 tsp, curry powder: 2 tbsp, salt
  3. 3
    In a small pot , combine jasmine rice , water , and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
    jasmine rice: 1 c, water: ¾ cup
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and a pinch of pepper ; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes. Add the chickpeas and half the garam masala (all for 4 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
    cooking oil: 1 tsp, pepper, garam masala: 1 tsp
  5. 5
    Stir curry sauce base and the reserved chickpea liquid into the pan with chickpeas. Add ½ tsp sugar and ¼ cup water; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2 butter until melted. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
    curry sauce base: 10 oz, sugar, butter: 4 tbsp
  6. 6
    Fluff the rice with a fork and divide between one side of each bowl. Serve chickpeas over rice, and arrange cauliflower in middle. Drizzle with yogurt and sprinkel with nal brine cilantro leaves. P.
    yogurt: 4 tbsp