Creamy Cauliflower

Creamy Cauliflower

From   K for Kids

Prep: 40 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Main Course

Type: Fusion

A great way to make sure the kids eat healthy vegetables with relish

Ingredients

  • Cauliflower sauce
  • Cauliflower florets 300 gms
  • Butter 40 gms
  • Garlic, chopped 1 tbsp
  • Milk 2 cups
  • Vegetable stock 2 cups
  • Black pepper powder 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Baking
  • Butter to grease
  • Potatoes, boiled, peeled and diced 200 gms
  • Green peas, blanched 100 gms
  • Carrots, boiled and diced 100 gms
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper powder to taste
  • Fresh cream 150 ml
  • Nutmeg powder 1 pinch
  • Processed cheese, grated ½ cup
  • To serve
  • Garlic bread slices as required

Methods

  • Heat butter in a deep non-stick pan, add garlic and saute till fragrant. Add cauliflower and saute for 1 minute.
  • Add milk, vegetable stock, pepper powder and salt and mix well. Cook till the cauliflower is done. Take the pan off the heat and cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 180º C.
  • Transfer the cauliflower mixture into a blender jar and blend to a smooth and creamy sauce.
  • Grease an oven proof dish with butter, spread layers of potatoes, green peas and carrot, one on top of the other, and sprinkle salt, pepper powder and nutmeg powder over them.
  • Pour cream over them followed by the cauliflower sauce.
  • Lastly sprinkle cheese on top, keep the dish in the preheated oven and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Take the dish out of the oven, spoon out into individual serving dishes and serve hot with some garlic bread.