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  1. I echo the comments of others – I loved the dry version! So simple to make, but I don’t quite trust myself to have remembered it off by heart. Please could you send it to me – but please do consider too whether it’s worth a separate post all to itself … Many thanks, William5 stars

    1. Thank you so much, William. I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the dry version of Aloo Gobi. It’s such a simple and comforting dish. I’ll send you the recipe details soon. Appreciate your kind words.

  2. I love all of your recipes but where has the recipe for dry aloo gobi gone. It was a family favourite. Please bring it back!

    1. Thank you so much. I’m really happy to know the recipe was a family favorite. I decided to remove it, as having two versions made the post too long and possibly confusing for readers – too many steps can feel overwhelming.

      If you’ve entered your correct email in the form and would like the dry version, please do confirm here — I’ll be happy to send it to you directly.

  3. I follow the “Restaurant Style” instructions and it’s one of the best ways to enjoy cauliflower.5 stars

  4. potatoes, cauliflower, curry – love it dassana ! your easy to follow directions are a blessing to us all who love indian food – its the best!!!5 stars

  5. Ooooh this one is so classic recipe. I can never survive without making aloo gobi. Tried both ways. Thank you!5 stars

  6. The dry version of this recipe is the best one I’ve found so far to achieve the texture and taste I was looking for, and it’s so easy to make !5 stars

  7. How can you make this with gobhi finished in brownish Colour as I see in many delhi resturants. Are the florets prefried?

    1. yes they are fried and then added to the gravy. plus most restaurants use brown onion paste which gives a very nice taste to the aloo gobi. onions are browned first and then made into a paste.

  8. Hi Dassana
    I tried this aloo gobi twice….both times it turned out awesome…. I have tried many of your recipes…and they all were super tasty. Clear instructions and step-by-step photos are of real help…. Whenever I m in dilemma of what to cook for Tiffin …i always look out for recipes on your blog…thank you so much5 stars

  9. Thank you!
    I love this recipe and make it a few times a month.
    One thing I have done is chopped the finished gobi aloo and then put it between two pieces of lightly buttered bread. I then put it in a sandwich maker to grill and seal the mixture in. I then serve the sandwiches with sweet chili sauce (Maggie) to dip it into. My family loves this for a delish portable lunch. 🙂5 stars

  10. Beautiful alu gobhi recipe ! Luv it. However intead of blanching I micro the cauliflower for 6 minutes so it is half cooked . Saves time. Thanks.5 stars

  11. I have tried many of your recepie..and it did all good for I am a true beginner. Please I request u to also give about the quantity of salt to be added ( for medium salt intakes )

    1. thanks shruti. in some recipes i do give salt measurement. but in majority of the recipes i do not give as the taste for salt varies from person to person. e.g. same dish one person may find a bit salty and the other person will find perfect. i would give you a suggestion. when making any recipe for 3 to 4 servings, first add 1/4th teaspoon salt. mix very well and check the taste. then add more 1/3rd to 1/2 teaspoon salt. generally for a serving of 3 to 4, 1/2 to 2/3rd teaspoon salt is fine.

  12. Hi, I am a big fan of yours. This feedback is not just for this particular recipe but for all those I have tried. You have made my life so good by these simple and yummiest recipes. Thank you so much for all these recipes.

    Also, I read that you don’t make soya chunks….. But please do your magic and post some recipes for the same.5 stars

    1. thanks a lot sarabjeet for this lovely comment. i do not include soy chunks as i had read one article on the manufacturing process of soy chunks in india. its highly processed and the goodness of soy beans gets lost due to the over processing. thus i don’t cook soy chunks or granules. but i do cook soy beans sabzi and curry, just like we make rajma or rongi masala.

  13. Surely, you meant to cauliflower should be blanched for only 15 to 20 seconds (not minutes), correct?

    1. here we get cauliflower, which takes a lot of time to cook. so i did meant blanching for 15 to 20 minutes. i will update in the post that the cauliflower can be blanched for a few minutes too.

  14. Hi
    i have tried some of ur recipes, all are Awsome, i am not able to comment on matter paneer recipe box for comments so am writing here,
    Mattar paneer was toòooo guuuud nd as usual lunch box came back EMPTY,
    many thanx for making our life easy by giving such recipes which help us to add variety to our daily cooking,
    Keep uo d gud work,
    One suggestion – any new recipe posted by u should be easily seen on d front page of ur blog for ppl like me,
    thanks, God bless .

    1. thanks a lot jaya for this feedback. i will check the issue with comment section on matar paneer post. all the new recipes are posted on the front page. thats how the website is designed. all the latest recipes are on the home page. let me know if you see old posts or recipes.

  15. I have just discovered your wonderful cooking site, and want to thank you for the wealth of recipes, the clear instructions and esp, that you have included step-by-step photos. That is so confidence inspiring! My first recipe to try will be this aloo gobi, I order the dish whenever we visit an Indian restaurant..
    I wonder if you would consider linking your recipes to Pinterest?

    1. thankyou so much dolores for your kind and encouraging words 🙂 surely try and let us know how the aloo gobi was? we are working on our blog will place the pinterest soon on our pictures thanks.

  16. amazing great job the end product looks beautiful and yummy!! I like this recipe its easy and simple and all these ingredients are easily at hand! thank the lord for your website…i would be a complete mess without it lol…5/5 stars!! =)5 stars

  17. Amazing to see Kashish’s comments. I have a daughter named Kashish too. The reason it’s amazing is that my wife has gone to India for a couple of weeks and I have been trying my best to take care of stuff, you know!

    I tried your recipe for Aloo-Gobi, except that I added Jeera w/ Oil, and did not add ‘Garam Masala’, because I could not find it 🙂

    The end-product was amazing and it was so simple. Thanks and now I am looking forward to trying out some of your other recipes when my wife gets back home. I realize how hard it is for someone to do this on a daily basis.

  18. Hi Daasna,

    All your receipes are just too good. I miss my mummy a lot after making all the dishes. Surf almost all receipes on the Internet but always end up trying with your instructions only.

    Thanks for being a great support.

    Keep up the good work.

  19. Thank you for your great recipe. I tried it yesterday and my wife loves Aloo Gobi, it came
    out wonderful. now I am preparing to learn Paneer Tikka this weekend and will follow your
    advise.

  20. Hi Dassana,
    thank you for a great dry aloo gobi recipe. Delicious! Just tried it. I have also had instances of the cauliflower not cooking at the same rate as potatoes and then -tempted to speed up the process- adding a little bit of water to find that the whole thing turns into a mushy mess…

    I got around that recently by sauteeing the potatoes until they are nice and golden, putting them aside on a plate; cooking the gobi separately till it is nice and not too soft and then combining the two. Might not be the traditional way but it is foolproof! Hope this tip helps everybody 🙂5 stars

    1. thanks maria for the feedback. the tip you have shared is such a good one. agree its much better if the cauliflower refuses to cook. the tip will surely help the other readers as well.

  21. Hi Dasanna,

    This recipe looks really mouth watering. I have tried making Gobhi a couple of times. But every time it takes a long time to cook. To ensure that they are cooked properly i have even boiled them in hot water with some salt. However, the amount of time taken to cook continues to remain the same. Is it because of the quality of the vegetable or some other reason?

    1. it is due to the quality of the vegetables. i have had once an experience with gobi like this. the gobi refused to cook even after steaming and sauting for a lot of time. the potatoes were cooked and became so soft and mashable and the gobi was just not cooking. finally in desperation i added water and steamed the gobi and we had a mushy aloo gobi.

  22. Dassana, I’ve been following your recipes for quite a while already, but this is the first time I’m commenting. First of all I’d like to thank you for your amazing website and your recipes.

    I like this simple version of aloo gobi, but the absence of sauce and the long sauteeing make the potatoes prone to sticking to the pan. If I’d use a non-stick pan this would not be an issue, but I don’t want to use such a pan because they seem to lack durability. You mention “a kadai or thick bottomed pan” in this recipe, so I bought a thick-bottomed enameled Dutch oven. I’ve found that even with a adequate layer of oil, onions quickly tend to stick to the bottom of the pan, as do potatoes. It gets worse as more oil is absorbed by the onions and other ingredients. So an enameled pan seems wholly unsuitable to cook a dish like this.

    So my question is, what kind of cookware do you use? Non-stick, steel or cast iron perhaps? And what kind of cookware would you recommend for this recipe in specific? I, and probably other readers as well, would appreciate it if you could give some advice on cookware and kitchen equipment in general in some sort of FAQ page.

    1. thanks alexander. simple recipes liked these which do not have any sauce, are best made in a kadai or wok. i use the iron kadai which i have. even a good sturdy steel kadai makes the job easier. dutch oven is best used for making gravies or sauce based dishes or a biryani or pilaf. when i make this dish, after all the sauteing is done, i cover the kadai and cook. so the steam helps in cooking. a sprinkling of water also helps at times. a kadai or a shallow frying pan does not have much depth as compared to a dutch oven. the there should not be too much of space between the lid and the food. a smaller space helps the steam to condense and cook the veggies quickly. you can use a frying pan too. just cover the veggies tightly with a lid.

      btw i haven’t used onions in this recipe. but as you mentioned, the onions do absorb a lot of oil if using such pans. i suggest you to go for a very good iron kadai or a sturdy steel kadai. the kadai should be heavy. if its light, then the food gets stuck. you don’t need to season them if you use them often. they are also good for making halwa or puddings like carrot halwa or semolina halwa and even for deep frying like pooris or samosas. you can make any dry veggie dish in the kadai. there are different sizes available. best is to buy yourself rather than buying online. non stick is also good. but not everybody uses non stick.

      i will be considering your suggestion. i have got a few more suggestions from readers and will try to add them in the blog.

      1. Thank you so much for your detailed answer Dassana! I’ll go shopping for a good pan.

  23. Excellent recipe. Suggest write tips on how to cut and clean Gobi since it sometimes has worms in it which have to be carefully seen and washed away.

  24. no body at home simply i thought of doing dinner at home itself
    for my bro ,dad and my baby khushi …i felt so
    easy to do it …..thanks….

  25. This is how i always wanted my aloo gobhi to be, but could never get it, till i tried your recipe. What can i say, you are my new favorite person. Thanks for posting this.5 stars

  26. Hi, Thanks for this recipe. I have been a vegetarian all my life and I simply love Aloo Gobi(I love aloos and my mum gobis!). I am definitely going to try this tonite… I will certainly update you on the results… Hopefully it turns out well. Well, gotta go out and get my hands on some good gobi! Do continue to give us lots of no-onion, no-garlic recipes. Thank you again.

    1. thanks ambeca. this recipe is a bit tricky. so if the gobi does not cook, then just add some water and cover the pan. the gobi will cook faster. also use a heavy based pan or kadai so that the veggies don’t stick at the bottom.

  27. I tried making the sabzi this way but it got all mashed up with the aloo. The pieces started breaking. What am I doing wrong?

    1. i think the cauliflower must have got overcooked. once the cauliflower and potatoes are cooked… thats it, switch off the fire… if you cook more than the cauliflower will get mushy. it also depends on the quality of veggies. i have had made aloo gobi with cauliflower which took ages to cook.

      another way to cook the aloo gobi is too not to cover the kadai or pan at all. in this case you have to stir the sabzi for some times so that they do not stick to the bottom of the pan. this method takes a longer time than the one in the above recipe.

  28. Too verbose. Simple and great recipe, you should try to write simple and short as well. Too many words.

  29. Simple and excellent recipe. Loved it and cannot wait to try it. Thanks again for sharing this great recipe.

  30. Wow !
    I have never seen a more beautiful looking Aloo Gobi – the colors are captivating. Very Inviting.

    I don’t know whether to admire the camera or the camera Person but the dish is certainly worth admiring and worth trying.Thank you and your mother in law

    -Jagan

    1. Long Long back in human history it was said
      ” The way to a Man’s Heart is through his Stomach ”
      Seduction of Man through food is an age old practice.
      I was only elaborating that point a bit.

      Sorry you found parts of my remarks dis tasteful.
      Your editing was crisp.
      You should be made a Film Censor board member.

      -jagan

      1. i deleted part of your comment, because it would have been offensive to many readers from india.

        while maintaining a website i have to consider many factors. i am glad you have understood my position.

  31. hey thats so mouth watering…gobhi was that vegetable which was out of my list….but now will surely try it…thank u

  32. This is the first time I am cooking Aloo gobi and I found your recipe closest to how my mom, my grandma and my sisters made when I was growing up. Thanks for keeping it simple to cook and not add unwanted ingredients.

  33. What a refreshingly simple twist on a classic. I always mush up my gobi too much, but will try with more patience the next time 🙂

    1. i used to mush up this recipe very much in the beginning and would never get it right. I did not have the patience to cook it then and it does require a slow process of cooking.

  34. I have just found your blog through tastespotting and it’s great!! I am adding you to my blogroll 🙂