Creamy Cauliflower

A few years ago I had creamy chicken at a restaurant and I loved the flavor so much that I tried to replicate it as soon as I was back home.  Unfortunately I was out of chicken at that time but I had some cauliflower in my Refrigerator, so I attempted to create the same delicate flavor of the recipe with Cauliflower instead of Chicken.  I must say it was an impressive attempt.  Creamy Cauliflower became an instant hit with my family.  Everyone loved it so much that I now get requests from my family to make the Creamy Cauliflower whenever we have a get together.  

This is a quick and easy recipe and is a fresh break from the regular cauliflower dishes that we make.  I really love this recipe and you should give it a try too

To make Creamy Cauliflower you will need :-

Ingredients:

• Cauliflower – 1 medium sized broken into florets
• Garlic – 2-3 cloves finely chopped
• Butter- 3 tbsp
• All Purpose Flour – 2 tbsp
• Milk- 1 & ½  cup (I prefer using whole milk for this recipe but 2% milk would work fine as well)
• Green Peas – 1 cup
• Crushed Black Pepper- 1/8^th tsp
• Dash of Cayenne Pepper (Red Chilly Powder)
• Mixed herbs (Oregano /Thyme/ Rosemary) - about 1 tsp to sprinkle
• Salt to taste

Steps :

1. Boil the cauliflower florets and green peas in a large saucepan. Cover and let it cook for about 6-7 minutes or till they are crisp tender(they should be soft to touch but still hold their form and should not be too mushy).
   
2. Drain  the boiled vegetables and set aside.
   
3. In another pan heat the butter. (add the butter in the pan and then turn on the stove so that you do not burn the butter) now add the chopped garlic and saute it till it start to get brown.
   
4. Add the flour to the butter and stir till it blends completely.
   
   
5. Now gradually add the milk while stirring continuously.
   
6. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 more minutes or until it becomes thick.
   
7. Remove it from heat and stir in the cauliflower, peas, salt, pepper and cayenne.
   
8. Transfer the cauliflower mixture into a greased  1-1/2 qt baking dish
   
9. Now sprinkle your herb mix. (You can use any herb that you like or use a mixture of herbs like me)
   
10. Finally sprinkle some shredded Swiss /Mozzarella Cheese.
    
11. Bake it at 400 F for 15 minutes or until all the cheese melts.
    

This is a very delicious recipe and goes great with a side of Savory Rice.

 Everyone including the kids in my family love this dish.  So go ahead and surprise everyone with this Creamy Cauliflower at your next family get together.

Hope you will like this recipe and also let me know which is your favorite cauliflower dish.

Stay Flavorful!