Tandoori Gobhi

Recipe to prepare "Tandoori Gobhi":

Ingredients:
3 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp black caraway/black cumin/shaahi jeera
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp blackpepper corns
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
2 pieces of star anise
3 cinnamons, each of 1 inch
4 brown cardamoms
4 bay leaves, crushed
6-7 whole (dried) red chillies
4 green cardamoms
6 clove buds
2-3 pieces of stone flower
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp dry-fenugreek/kasoori methi, crushed
1/2 tsp dry ginger powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp refined flour
To Blanch Cauliflower:
700 ml water
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 small cauliflower
To Prepare Marinade:
150 gms curd/yoghurt
salt to taste
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp dry-fenugreek/kasoori methi, crushed
To Grill:
1 tsp melted butter
To Garnish:
1 small red cabbage
1 carrot, julienned
1/2 bowl sweet corn
1 mint stem
1 tsp melted butter

Method:
Heat a pan on low flame.
Add in coriander seeds, black caraway, cumin seeds, blackpepper corns and fennel seeds. Mix and dry-roast.
Add star anise, cinnamon and cardamom; mix well.
Add bay leaves, whole red chillies, green cardamom and cloves. Mix well.
Add stone flower, and mix again.
Add poppy seeds; toss and stir for around a minute.
Put off the flame.
Add dry-fenugreek, and stir for a while.
Add dry ginger powder, garlic powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix well.
Let cool to room temperature, and grind into a fine powder, in a mixer/grinder.
Heat pan on low flame.
Add refined flour, and roast lightly for a minute.
Put off the flame.
Take a steamer, and pour in water. Add salt and turmeric powder. Dip in cauliflower upward down, and cover the steamer. Place it in microwave to blanch.
Take a bowl; add in curd/yoghurt and whip it. Add salt, coriander powder, turmeric powder, 1 tsp ground roasted masala and dry-fenugreek/kasoori methi. Mix well. Add 2 tsp roasted refined flour, and mix again. Marinade is ready.
Take the blanched cauliflower, and coat it completely with the marinade. Keep it in refrigerator to marinate for around 1 hour.
Take out, and add melted butter to it.
Place it on a grill-tray, and put it in the microwave to grill for around 20 minutes.
Take a sizzler tray; spread outer layer of red cabbage in it; place the grilled cauliflower in the middle, and surround it with julienned carrot and sweet corn. Garnish with a mint stem and melted butter.
Tandoori Gobhi is ready to serve.

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