Dahi Turai Sabji
Dahi Turai ki Sabji is a creamy vegetable curry in yogurt based gravy. It is a no onion no garlic curry and also contains no tomato. It is served chapatis or paratha. You can also serve it as a part of main meal thali.
Ingredients
- 500 gm Turai/Ridge Gourd smooth/ridges
- 2 tbsp Besan/Chickpea Flour/Gramflour
- ½ cup Yogurt (curd)
- Ginger (small piece)
- 1 Green Chillies (optional) as per taste
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- a pinch Asafeotida
- ¼ tsp Ajwain/Caraway Seeds
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tbsp Mustard oil/any prefered oil plant based
- ½ tsp Kasuri Methi optional
Instructions
- Wash nicely and peel turai. Cut into thin roundles. You can also cut the vegetable vertically in half and then cut in thin slices.500 gm Turai/Ridge Gourd
- In bowl mix yogurt with besan and spices. Add water and mix it nicely to a smooth mix.2 tbsp Besan/Chickpea Flour/Gramflour, ½ cup Yogurt (curd), 1 tsp Coriander Powder, ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder, ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Coarsely cursh ginger and green chilli.Ginger (small piece), 1 Green Chillies (optional)
- Heat oil in kadhai/thick bottom pan.2 tbsp Mustard oil/any prefered oil
- Add cumin seeds and asafeotida(skip or add gluten- free for those with gluten allergies).½ tsp Cumin Seeds, a pinch Asafeotida
- When cumin seeds crackle, add ajwain and then ginger and green chillies. Saute for few seconds.¼ tsp Ajwain/Caraway Seeds
- Add yogurt mixture, add one cup water and mix nicely.
- Cook the yogurt mixture for a couple of minutes on low flame, when it starts getting thick, add cut vegetable.
- Add garam masala and salt. Cover and cook till turai starts to soften and the gravy thickens.Salt as per taste, ½ tsp Garam Masala
- Add crushed dried fenugreek leaves(kasuri methi)
- You can add jeera tadka or serve it just like that granished with fresh coriander
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Notes
You can add jeera tadka or serve it just like that granished with fresh coriander.
You can add chopped and sauteed bottle gourd or zucchinni in the recipe.
Bottle gourd/Lauki kofta or mix vegetable kofta can also be added in this gravy.
Simple add some boondi or boiled and fried potato or arbi.
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