Healthy Recipes with Indian Vegetables
Ridge Gourd (Turai) Dal
Ingredients:
- Ridge gourd (peeled and diced)
- Toor dal (split pigeon peas)
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Mustard seeds
- Garlic
- Curry leaves
- Green chilies
- Tamarind paste
- Oil
- Salt
Method:
Cook toor dal with turmeric in a pressure cooker until soft.
Heat oil, temper mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, and green chilies.
Add garlic, ridge gourd, and salt, and cook until soft.
Mix in the cooked dal and tamarind paste. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve with rice or chapati.
Bottle Gourd (Lauki) Kofta Curry
Ingredients:
- Bottle gourd (grated)
- Gram flour
- Ginger
- Green chilies
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Garlic
- Oil
- Spices
Method:
Mix grated lauki with gram flour, spices, and salt. Shape into small balls and fry or bake.
Sauté onions, tomatoes, garlic, and spices to make a curry base.
Add water and simmer. Drop the koftas in and cook for 5 minutes.
Serve with roti or naan.
Ivy Gourd (Tindora) Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
- Ivy gourd (sliced)
- Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Turmeric
- Green chilies
- Salt
- Oil
Method:
Heat oil and temper mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add sliced tindora, turmeric, and salt. Stir-fry until tender.
Serve as a side dish with dal and rice.
Cluster Beans (Guar) Sabzi
Ingredients:
- Cluster beans (chopped)
- Peanuts (ground)
- Sesame seeds
- Garlic
- Green chilies
- Turmeric
- Oil
- Salt
Method:
Cook chopped guar beans in boiling water until tender.
Heat oil, add garlic and green chilies.
Add cooked guar beans, ground peanuts, sesame seeds, turmeric, and salt.
Stir-fry for 5 minutes and serve.
Broad Beans (Val Papdi) and Potato Curry
Ingredients:
- Broad beans (chopped)
- Potatoes (cubed)
- Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Turmeric
- Red chili powder
- Oil
- Salt
Method:
Heat oil, temper mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add potatoes, broad beans, turmeric, red chili powder, and salt.
Cover and cook until vegetables are tender.
Serve with chapati or rice.
Brinjal (Baingan) Bharta
Ingredients:
- Brinjal (large, roasted and peeled)
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Green chilies
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Cumin
- Coriander
- Garam masala
- Oil
- Salt
Method:
Roast brinjal over a flame or in the oven until soft. Peel and mash.
Sauté cumin, onions, garlic, and green chilies in oil.
Add tomatoes and cook until soft.
Mix in mashed brinjal, spices, and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve with roti or paratha.