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Indian Butter Cauliflower

Beautiful and Bold Indian Butter Cauliflower bowls are the vegetarian meal you have been waiting for. Indian Butter Cauliflower is healthy for you and it reheats well! Just as good as Butter Chicken!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 254kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 2 large onions
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 large head of cauliflower

Pot Spices

  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ¼ teaspoon whole cardamom
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon salt

After Pot Spices

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoon gram masala

Serve With

  • ¼ cup cilantro
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 2 loaves naan bread

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Instructions

  • Medium chop onions add them to instant pot on saute mode with butter and ghee. Cook onions for approximately 10 minutes until the onions and butter start to turn brown (brown butter = flavor bomb!).
  • Add tomato sauce and water. Using an immersion blender, blend onions and tomato sauce until smooth. Don't have an immersion blender? A regular blender is just find or just skip this step. If you skip this step the sauce won't be silky smooth.
  • Dump in all "Pot Spices" and stir to combine. Let all spices come together by keeping the pot on saute while chopping your cauliflower into florets. My favorite way to cut cauliflower florets is by turning the cauliflower upside down and cutting out the core.
  • Add cauliflower to the pot and set to high pressure for 0 minutes. Yes, I said 0 minutes! Getting the instant pot to pressure is all you need to cook the cauliflower.
  • Quick release the instant pot. Remove the bay leaf and cinnamon stick before serving.
  • Stir in "After Pot" spices (gram masala and butter) and serve with rice, pillowy naan bread, and cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 1005mg | Potassium: 776mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1131IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg
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