By Tim Dover
Aloo Gobi.
It’s hard to believe cauliflower was the toast of Louis XIV’s court but Tim Dover, chef owner of The Roost Restaurant in Bridge of Earn, lifts it up again with a recipe for Aloo Gobi.
Now we are right in the heart of summer there are so many fresh British ingredients I could write about but one that often gets overlooked, in my opinion, is the humble cauliflower.
Cauliflower is one of the cultivated varieties of the cabbage plant family and is closely related to broccoli. It’s hard to imagine that this vegetable, now taken somewhat for granted, was once all the rage at the court of Louis XIV and served in rich and elegant dishes there.