The month has passed by so fast and it is almost the last day! It is weekend again and I had to try out something different. We had a collaboration on Cauliflower recipes this weekend and I thought of making a simple roasted cauliflower , because who wants to slog in the kitchen on weekends? I usually do but this time I really did not want to spend too much time in the kitchen because I had a detective novel waiting for me to be finished. Most of the cauliflower roast will ask you to either deep fry it or make it in the oven, both of these processes take a long time to get done. But as I said I needed a quick fire method so I followed the process which I usually follow when I am making Cauliflower fish curry. It a combination of shallow fry and microwave cooking and gets done in maximum 10 minutes. 

Also with the cauliflower I needed something complimentary. I was thinking of an Middle eastern platter so hummus was the default choice. I had some beetroot in the pantry so thought of just making a vibrant hummus with them. Now Tahini is a default ingredient in traditional hummus. It gives the creaminess and nutty flavor to the hummus. But Tahini is not something I keep in the pantry. Also Tahini is not a very healthy option. So there is a wonderful substitute to tahini in terms of aroma which is roasted cumin powder. It might not sound so appealing but believe me the roasted cumin powder add a beautiful aroma to the hummus and is my personal favorite. I have tried it in all different kinds of hummus and it works like a charm with each one. I also remembered that the first ever time I made hummus at home was in 2020 during lockdown. It was in the very initial phase of my Instagram days. There was a team challenge and both me and my counterpart had to cook the same dish and present it as per our choice. We had decided to make 3 kinds of hummus and one of them was the beetroot hummus. At that point I was not even much familiar with the taste of hummus let alone make it at home. So it was a challenge that I took nonetheless and came up with this yummy version of beetroot hummus with roasted cumin powder. I didn't realize already 2 years had passes since that day.

While you can serve this the traditional way with pita breads, I decided to go for a jugaad method here as well. I have recently got my hands on these wheat kulchas by Britannia and I liked them. They go well with any kind of kebabs so I thought let me try the hummus and cauliflower combo with them as well. While it might not taste like the pita breads it not a bad combination as well. Checkout the recipe below.