Spicy Cauliflower Couscous





Spicy cauliflower cooked in a blend of aromatic Indian spices.

Don’t be fooled by the name, there is no couscous in the ingredient list and the this recipe has NO couscous in it, only the  name indicates couscous as the cauliflower is grated to resemble couscous.

Ingredients

480 g cauliflower florets
1 small white onion finely diced
1/2 red capsicum finely diced
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon cumin powder

2 tablespoons pasatta (sieved tomatoes)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves.


Method:

1. Wash the cauliflower florets and pat them dry.Grate the cauliflower florets on the coarse side of a grater to form cauliflower couscous.
2. Heat oil in a wok, when it is hot add the mustard seeds and wait for them to splutter, next add the garlic and onions and sauté them until onions turn translucent.
3. Add the diced capsicum and grated cauliflower and sauté the mixture for 7- 8 minutes tossing intermittently every couple of minutes.
4. Add the pasatta, salt, green chillies, chilli powder, cumin and coriander powder and toss the mixture to incorporate all the spices.
5. Sauté the spiced cauliflower mixture for another 3-4 minutes after which transfer the mixture to a serving dish.
6. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with chapattis.

I got the inspiration to create the spicy cauliflower couscous from a friend of mine Mabintu who blogs at Recipes from a pantry Do check out her blog for some mouth watering dishes.

Submitting this to:
In my VEG BOX ~ Cauliflower event by citrusspice guested by Manjiri of Sliceoffme

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Nayna Kanabar

A vegetarian influencer that loves to travel and discover new places.

44 thoughts on “Spicy Cauliflower Couscous

  1. This looks delicious!
    I will definitely be trying this recipe – it looks like something my boyfriend would love too.
    Thanks for the great post! 🙂

  2. your recipes always sound delicious! I've recently discovered that my local supermarket sells gluten free cous cous (made from maize) so I might be able to give this a go 🙂

  3. oh yes what a lovely adaptation of indian cauliflower curry flavours. Mmm. A nice one to make for packed lunches Nayna – am adding to my list of things to make

  4. I'm so over cous cous, but this looks great!! It also means we can all enjoy the same meal even though one of us is GF – fab!!

  5. i have always thought of couscous as being bland and boring, but your version looks amazing….i may just give it a go!

  6. Love the sound of this recipe – although I must admit I did read the list of ingredients several times to see where the couscous was…..then read the introduction ;))

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