Not many of us are aware of this beautiful tropical vegetable which can be referred as a sweeter cousin of bitter gourd. In eastern parts of our country they are consumed seasonally in sauteed and curried versions.
I love to eat it in any form for that matter though it is not readily available in Bengaluru. My mother prepares awesome stuff with all the seeds and poppy seeds and onion and little spices which is put back to it and fried with a thin coat of gram flour. Its heavenly with a heap of piping hot rice and a bowl of daal.
My husband got few (literally 5) from Kolkata two weeks back and i didnt have the patience to get into so much trouble in making stuffed kaakrole with only 5 of them. As it was a sunday lunch, I wanted to prepare something new and vegetarian for my husband. I came up with a recipe which worked out well and never heard of before. Lets check this out.
Ingredients:
5-6 spiny gourds (preferrably fresh so that they cook fast)
4-5 tea spoons Mustard oil (any oil will do except coconut oil)
1 big juicy tomato
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 small onion sliced finely
Green chilly - as per taste
1 tea spoon cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon coriander powder
1/2 tea spoon of turmeric powder
1/4 tea spoon sugar
pinch of kasoori methi
Preparation:
Peel the outer surface the spiny gourd and cut them into long medium sized slices. Heat the pan and pour the oil. Once its hot, sprinkle the cumin seeds and then onion once the cumin is done with crackling.Slit the green chilly and put them in the pan. Toss the vegetable in the pan and let it cook by covering with a lid. Once its little more than half cooked add the spices. Let the spices assimilate with the vegetables and then add the tomato puree. Mix well. Season with salt and sugar. Let everything blends with each other and the raw taste of tomato wil slowly disappear.
Add a half cup of water so that the mixture gets immersed. Sprinkle a pinch of kasoori methi and let it boil. Depending on what you are having it with the consistency of the gravy should be checked.
I wish i could have taken a picture for a visual understanding. Till then lets meet again with something new and pretty easy!!
I love to eat it in any form for that matter though it is not readily available in Bengaluru. My mother prepares awesome stuff with all the seeds and poppy seeds and onion and little spices which is put back to it and fried with a thin coat of gram flour. Its heavenly with a heap of piping hot rice and a bowl of daal.
My husband got few (literally 5) from Kolkata two weeks back and i didnt have the patience to get into so much trouble in making stuffed kaakrole with only 5 of them. As it was a sunday lunch, I wanted to prepare something new and vegetarian for my husband. I came up with a recipe which worked out well and never heard of before. Lets check this out.
Ingredients:
5-6 spiny gourds (preferrably fresh so that they cook fast)
4-5 tea spoons Mustard oil (any oil will do except coconut oil)
1 big juicy tomato
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 small onion sliced finely
Green chilly - as per taste
1 tea spoon cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon coriander powder
1/2 tea spoon of turmeric powder
1/4 tea spoon sugar
pinch of kasoori methi
Preparation:
Peel the outer surface the spiny gourd and cut them into long medium sized slices. Heat the pan and pour the oil. Once its hot, sprinkle the cumin seeds and then onion once the cumin is done with crackling.Slit the green chilly and put them in the pan. Toss the vegetable in the pan and let it cook by covering with a lid. Once its little more than half cooked add the spices. Let the spices assimilate with the vegetables and then add the tomato puree. Mix well. Season with salt and sugar. Let everything blends with each other and the raw taste of tomato wil slowly disappear.
Add a half cup of water so that the mixture gets immersed. Sprinkle a pinch of kasoori methi and let it boil. Depending on what you are having it with the consistency of the gravy should be checked.
I wish i could have taken a picture for a visual understanding. Till then lets meet again with something new and pretty easy!!
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