Aloo Gobi à la Beckham

Always on the forefront when it comes to new movies and trends, I just watched the comedy “Bend It Like Beckham” (2002) which I found enchanting. 

The DVD also provides some bonuses. One of them shows the director of the movie, Gurinder Chadha, cooking a traditional Indian recipe, Aloo Gobi, mentioned in the movie.

Aloo Gobi is a potatoes and cauliflower curry stew. The ingredients include turmeric, ginger, tomato and cauliflower, who all happen to be also powerful anti-cancer food.

Here is the recipe:

¼ cup olive oil

1 onion peeled and chopped

1 to 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, to taste

1  bunch of cilantro

2 teaspoons of turmeric

1 teaspoon salt

One green chili, cut up or 1 teaspoon of chili powder

1 can (14 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained

Fresh ginger, peeled and grated

Fresh garlic, chopped

1 cauliflower (or half of a big one) cut up into florets

3 large potatoes, peeled and diced

2 teaspoon of garam masala

Heat oil in the pan and fry up the onion until translucent with the cumin seeds.

Finely chop the stalks of cilantro and add to the onion with turmeric and salt.
Stir for a while, then add chili and the can of tomatoes. Stir.

Add ginger and garlic.

Add diced potatoes and florets of cauliflower, as well as a few tablespoon of water.

Cover and simmer for 20 minutes of until potatoes are tender.

Add garam masala and cilantro leaves. Turn off the heat and let stand for some time before eating.

You can also watch Gurinder Chadha cooking, with her own comments, here.

If you enjoy food from India, this is a divine dish!