Aloo Gobhi
Aloo Gobhi (มันฝรั่งกับกะหล่ำดอก)
Potato and cauliflower stir-fried dry with cumin, turmeric and ground coriander. No gravy, mild and everyday.
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About Aloo Gobhi
Aloo Gobhi is one of the most recognisable dishes of Punjabi home cooking, a simple dry stir-fry of aloo (potato) and gobhi (cauliflower) seasoned with warm spices and no gravy at all. It is the kind of unfussy everyday food that turns up on family tables across North India, valued for being honest and satisfying rather than rich, and it carries a mild, approachable spice level.
The potatoes are diced and the cauliflower broken into florets, both prepped fresh from the day's Makro delivery. They are cooked together but staged so the texture lands right: the potato, which takes longer, goes in ahead of the cauliflower so the two finish with the same tender bite rather than one turning to mush while the other stays raw. The seasoning is deliberately clean, turmeric, cumin, fresh ginger and green chilli, letting the vegetables themselves come through, and the spices are ground fresh in our kitchen each day rather than poured from a pre-made mix. Our head chef Santosh Shah trained in Uttarakhand and keeps the heat gentle, adjusting it up if you prefer more chilli.
The result is dry and homely: earthy potato, nutty cauliflower, a golden turmeric tint and the warm hum of cumin and ginger, finished with fresh coriander. This is a dish that asks for bread; it is far easier and more traditional to fold into roti or paratha than to eat with rice, though rice is no crime. It is naturally suited to a vegan diet, as the standard preparation uses oil and contains no dairy, in keeping with our halal-friendly, pork-free kitchen. As a dry sabzi it also balances a thali nicely against a wetter dal or gravy.
The dining room seats 30-40 across two styles — standard tables and Dastarkhan-style floor seating. Quiet in the early evening, busy from 8 PM.
The rest of the vegetarian cooking — dals, sabzis, paneer, the thalis — is on our vegetarian menu, and the halal page explains the sourcing behind all of it. It sits in our Vegetarian Main Courses menu, and regulars often order it alongside Paneer Butter Masala.
รายละเอียด Aloo Gobhi (มันฝรั่งกับกะหล่ำดอก)
มันฝรั่งกับกะหล่ำดอกผัดกับขมิ้น ยี่หร่า และเครื่องเทศบดสดหอมกรุ่น ตำรับดั้งเดิมครัวเรือนปัญจาบ อาหารบ้านรสชาติเข้มข้นอบอุ่น เมนูมังสวิรัติที่คนอินเดียทุกบ้านต้องมี
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Aloo Gobhi consist of?
It is a combination of potatoes (aloo) and cauliflower (gobhi).
Is it a saucy dish?
No, it is a traditional dry stir-fry.
What are the dominant flavours?
It is heavily flavoured with turmeric, cumin, ginger, and fresh coriander.
Is it suitable for a vegan diet?
Yes — we cook it in vegetable oil and it contains no dairy.
Can I eat this with rice?
While possible, it is much easier and traditional to eat with flatbreads like roti.
