How much cooking time?

35 min — 10 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Phulkopir Dalna

Name: Phulkopir Dalna
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 2g garam masala powder; 15g ginger paste; 80g green peas; 35g Mustard Oil; 100g Tomato; 200g Potato; 5g sugar; 250g Water; 4g cumin powder; 3g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 7g salt; 500g Cauliflower; 4g Turmeric Powder; 2g Cumin Seeds; 1g bay leaf

Cauliflower and potato curry in ginger-cumin gravy. A Bengali winter staple — phulkopi (cauliflower) season coincides with the best eating months.

People also search this as fulkopir dalna, phulkopi dalna, cauliflower dalna, bengali gobi curry.

Time 35 min · Serves 4 · 189 kcal · Kolkata, West Bengal

Ingredients

Garnish

garam masala powder (garnish) — 2 g

Main

ginger paste — 15 g
green peas — 80 g
Mustard Oil — 35 g
Tomato — 100 g
Potato — 200 g
sugar — 5 g
Water — 250 g
cumin powder — 4 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 3 g
salt — 7 g
Cauliflower — 500 g
Turmeric Powder — 4 g

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 2 g
bay leaf — 1 g

Method

Cut cauliflower into florets and potato into cubes.
Rub florets with a little salt and turmeric; fry till golden spots appear.
Fry potatoes till light golden; keep aside.
Add bay leaf and cumin seeds to the oil.
Add tomato, ginger paste, cumin and chilli powder; cook till oil separates.
Add potato, peas, salt, sugar and water; cover and cook till potato is nearly soft.
Add cauliflower; cover and cook till tender.
Sprinkle garam masala; serve hot with luchi or rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Phulkopir Dalna?: 189 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 35 min — 10 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Ghar ka khana in Kolkata →