Gobhi Matar Ka Keema(Cauliflower and Green Peas Keema)

Gobhi Matar Ka Keema/Cauliflower and Green Peas Keema recipe | Vegan Keema Recipe

Vegan Keema or Plant based keema recipe for Vegans and Vegetarians. Gobhi Keema is delicious dish for your meals. Enjoy it with any bread of your choice. It is also Keto-friendly, Gluten-free and Kids friendly recipe.

Enjoy this guilt-free,VEGAN and GLUTEN-FREE Cauliflower subzi(dry curry) in Indian flavors.

Gobhi Matar Ka Keema is a delicious side dish made with fresh grated cauliflower and green peas. It is the vegetarian/vegan version of the popular Keema.

What is Keema

Keema means minced, so keema dishes are made with minced lamb/mutton or chicken or any kind of meat with peas or potatoes. It is very popular in South Asian countries. You can make cutlets with keema or stuff it in samosa, paratha or naan.

Vegan Keema Recipe

Cauliflower and Peas Keema is especially relished during winters when fresh seasonal cauliflower and green peas are available. Mom made this Gobhi keema and we enjoyed it with hot parathas or even used to make sandwiches that we took for lunch. It is best relished with any kind of bread like chapatis, naan or Roomali roti. If you are bored with the same Aloo Gobhi or cauliflower in mix veg. kind dishes for Indian meals, this vegan keema is a surely an nice way to enjoy the fresh seasonal cauliflower.

Cauliflower and it's benefits

Cauliflower or Phool Gobi, is a winter vegetable specially in tropical countries like India, though nowadays it is available throughout the year. It is loaded with almost all the nutrients that are required by our body. Cauliflower is rich in antioxidants, rich in proteins and low in calories.

In Indian Cuisine, we make dry Subzi and curries with it along with peas potatoes, snacks like Gobhi Ki Pakore, Gobhi 65, Indo Chinese starter-- Gobhi Manchurian and many more. I love to make Tandoori Gobhi/Cauliflower Tikka for my friends and family at get togethers and Gobhi Ka Paratha is one of our favourite breakfast for weekend mornings especially in winters.

Indian spiced cauliflower and potatoes-Aloo Gobhi is regular in week day lunch menu. I pack it for Rajeev's lunch along with any dal or raita and chapatis. Kids love to have it with paratha.

You can also add Cauliflower in Biryani and Pulao , Pav Bhaji or this spicy Mixed Vegetable Curry. Stir fried Veggies is another mixed vegetable dish in Indo-Chinese flavors. These are lot many ways in which you can use this floral vegetable. I want to try this delicious cheesy soup or this Cauliflower Butter Masala (No Onion No garlic).

Ingredients to make Vegan Keema

To make Gobhi Keema we do not mince Cauliflower, only shred or grate it finely.

Fresh or Frozen peas can be used.

For no-onion garlic version skip onions and garlic from the recipe.

How to make Vegan Keema

For detailed stepwise instructions, please see the Video Recipe Link--->CLICK HERE or go to Recipe card

There are two parts, one is preparing cauliflower and other is making onion tomato masala.

Prepare Cauliflower

Grated or Finely Shredded Cauliflower with green peas, cooked in onion tomato gravy flavored with Indian spices. The main flavor of this dish comes from the whole spices like bay leaf, cloves, black pepper, cumin seeds and coriander powder.

I do not use Turmeric in making the onion tomato masala, but add to the cauliflower florets when I soak it in hot water. It gives a nice light yellow tinge to the vegetable.

First step is to wash cauliflower very nicely in tap water. Then cut into florets. here size of florets doesn't matter as we are going to grate it.

Heat water in a pan , enough to soak the florets. Do not boil it. When bubbles start coming, then add salt and turmeric and switch off the flame and then add florets. Leave in it for about 10 mins. Then drain water and dry pat florets on a kitchen towel.

When florets are dry, grate cauliflower. I used my food processoer. If you are grating it with hand, then do not cut cauliflower in small florets. Wash and clean it and then soak the whole floret in warm water. You can easily grate whole cauliflower then doing all the florets.

I had a big cauliflower, so I used half of it. After grating in my food processor, I got about 2½Cups of grated cauliflower.

In a heavy bottomed pan, add some ghee or oil(vegans) and roast grated cauliflower till light pink in color. Take out is a plate or dish and keep aside.

Prepare Keema Masala

Next prepare onion tomato masala.

For that, in the same pan or another one, heat oil, then add all whole spices, cumin seeds. Once seeds splutter, add finely chopped onion, then add ginger garlic paste. Once raw smell of garlic and onions goes away, add finely chopped tomatoes.

Cook till soft and mushy. Then add all the powdered spices and cook for a minute.

Now add green peas, add about 1/4 cup of water and salt. Cook peas covered for about 5 minutes on low flame.

Once peas are done(check 1 or 2 peas by pressing with ladle), add roasted cauliflower, mix well and then again cook for 2-3 minutes covered. You can 2-3 tbsp of water if required. Do not add more than that.

Once done, serve hot garnished with finely chopped fresh cilantro or coriander.

Serve hot with bread of your choice. You can relish it with Pita bread, dinner rolls as much as we enjoy it with parathas or chapatis.

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Recipe Card for Vegan Keema

So whenever you want a change form your regular cauliflower recipe do try this version. The spice if the dish can be adjusted as per your taste. Make it for your dinner or potlucks and treat your friends with something different.

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