Cauliflower in Coriander Cashew Sauce

Submitted by Chef Edlear

"A lovely, mild vegan curry, serve this with steamed basmati. Daughter #3 likes it with aloo paratha to scoop. Adapted from The Complete Vegan cookbook. Sometimes I make this with parsley instead of the cilantro."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup raw cashews
• 2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds
• 1 cup fresh tomatoes or 1 cup canned tomato
• 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon sucanat
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 6 cups chopped cauliflower
• 1 cup frozen peas

directions

1. Grind the cashews with the sesame seeds in a food processor. Add in the tomatoes,cilantro, lime juice, coriander, garlic,turmeric, salt, sucanat, and cayenne. Blend, then add in the stock and blend until fairly smooth.
2. Put both the puree and the cauliflower in a large sized saute pan and bring to a simmer.
3. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes. If needed at this pont, add in another 2 tablespoons of stock (or water) to prevent curry from sticking.
4. Keep cooking for another 5 minutes, or until the cauliflower is done to your liking, It'll depend on how small you chopped it in the first place, I like mine in pretty good sized pieces.
5. Add in the peas, and cook to tender. I prefer peas with the vibrant color still, so I would just barely thaw them in the cauliflower/cashew sauce.
6. If you use frozen peas with ice crystals on them, rinse the ice off in a strainer before adding to prevent the ice from diluting the dish.

Reviews

[ehguy11]

Excellent flavor and easy to whip up with the food processor. Perfectly spiced...not to mild, not too hot. Great flavor! Served on a bed of basmati rice. My first recipezaar.com recipe...and I picked a winner!

 

[Nikoma]

This sauce is phenominal! I can't even tell you how happy I am with this. After transferring to the serving bowl I just stood at the stove scraping the skillet lol Made exactly as directed. The peas add a nice sweetness. The spices are PERFECT. And it was easy to whip up. Thank you!

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

I enjoyed this, and found it very easy to prepare, with good texture and flavour. As suggested, I allowed my peas to just barely cook in the sauce, and they were perfect. Served with steamed rice for a delicious mid-week meal that I will certainly make again.

 

[free-free]

Great curry...easy to whip together, rich and creamy with just the right amount of kick (i kicked mine a little bit harder w/ some homemade pepper flake mix :)...i added a little bit of honey too because my lime was real tangy...served with a couscous that i added cashews, raisins and baby spinach to (really like the raisins with the coriander cashew sauce too and will add them right in next time for a sweet twist to the spice)...the meal was topped off with a gift of homemade naan that mr. free-free brought home from his work mate ...a feast = DELISH!! Thanks so much for posting this winner!!! Made for "Healthy Choices Tag" :)

 

[lpressey]

I followed this recipe to the 't' & I felt it was lacking but I don't know what...I loved all the ingredients but mine wasn't great.