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Aloe vera ki sabzi -A very healthy and nutritious stir fry made with Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is also known as – Gwarpatha, Kwar gandal, and Ghrit Kumari. The Aloe Vera plant has many cosmetic and medicinal properties.

It is full of antibiotics that will fight off infections. It cures ulcers, prevents constipation, cures bacterial infections inside the stomach, reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, soothes joint inflammation especially arthritis-related swelling, and much more.

I had always heard of Aloe Vera being had in the form of a juice, or the gel is used as an ointment, so I tried making an aloe vera ki sabzi out of it, and I must say I was very surprised on how good the results turned out to be!

There are many types of aloe vera available, But all are not edible, some are bitter in taste so not advisable to consume, sweet variety of aloe vera is dark and bright in color and has fewer thorns, and have a shiny transparent gel inside.

Use the sweet variety of aloe vera to make this aloe vera ki sabzi /curry(do taste aloe before making)

Do try these aloe vera recipes-

aloe vera sabzi

Take few thick fresh leaves of aloe vera and wash them well.
Now trim the sides and chop them in medium size pieces.
Boil them in enough water and then drain
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4.09 from 12 votes

Aloe Vera sabzi / Gwarpatha Ki Subzi

Aloe vera ki sabzi -A very healthy and nutritious stir fry made with Aloe Vera
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: ALOE VERA, ALOE VERA SABZI
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 103kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 350 grams Aloe Vera Leaves (4 cup chopped) *
  • 3 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 1 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 3/4 tsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
  • 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1.5 tbsp Yogurt / Dahi

Instructions

  • Wash and peel the sides of aloe vera steam to remove the thorns.
  • Chop into thin slices and pressure cook for 2 whistles with 1 glass of water.
  • Wash with cold water( the water in which you have boiled the aloe vera can be used for making chappati dough )
  • Heat oil in a pan then add cumin and asafotida.
  • When seeds start crackling, add turmeric and boiled aloe vera and saute for one minute
  • Now add curd ,raisins and all the spices and stir fry for approx.2 minutes
  • Take out in a bowl and serve hot or cold.(around 2-3 tbls subzi at a time)
  • Serving Suggestions - Serve with Roti, Rice or as a side dish.

Notes

NOTE-
*There are many types of aloe veras available,many varieties are bitter in taste so not advisable to consume,sweet variety of aloe vera is dark and bright in colour and have less thorns and have shiny transparent jel inside .use that sweet variety of aloevera to make this curry(make sure to taste aloe vera before making this stir fry)

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 330mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Comments

  1. Zarine says

    I tried making this recipe. Turned out horrid in taste. Maybe not used to the new taste of the vegetable itself.

    • anjanaskc says

      Hi Zarine-all aloe veras are not suitable for eating as some are bitter in taste so do check and taste the raw aloe vera before cooking,edible aloevera taste blend and absorb the spice flavours.

      • Guddu says

        All bitter vegetables are good for health. Cleanse the blood. Karela is too bitter but health wise is wonderful

      • lizz says

        anjanaskc, i love your comment. Amijan would probably speak out too. Aloe Vera fresh juice better .

  2. FooD says

    nice simple and very healthy sabzi. i try and serve with ma family. thanks for sharing .. you doing great job…

  3. American Swan says

    ALOE VERA SUBZI / GWARPATHA KI SUBZI – great sabzi, i like it. simple and easy to make. i like aloe Vera put on face – but i didnt use as sabzi … i tired one and serve with my lovely family. great job keep it up!!!!

  4. angeel says

    It has been used as vegetable for long. The bitter Aloe Vera was put in to ash and kept for few hour and then washed. Then it was cooked as recipe.

  5. forumik89 says

    Wow, what a wonderful recipe!

    Did You ever try a juice with aloe? I bought one with the addition of peaches and it taste very good:)
    I found it on aloespolska
    I must try Your recip really!;)
    Best wishes!

  6. Maayeka says

    @Genera-the variety I used was not bitter,just boiling is enough to make it eatable.

  7. Genera says

    Aloe Vera is very bitter. How did you remove the bitterness before cooking?

  9. Anonymous says

    I grew up on this and my mum's bhabhi made this so well. We always looked forward to our trips to Bikaner so we could have this with other Rajasthani dishes! cannot wait to try it! thanks for bringing back so many memories with te food u cook!
    Donna

  11. nisha says

    Wow never heard of this use of aloe , is this a traditional or one of your innovation Anjanaji

  13. sangeeta says

    Nice recipe. I use Aloe vera a lot but mostly in raw form. In my fruit smoothies or as a juice. Even the raw gel eaten as it is. Never cooked it and I am not sure if throwing away the cooking stock would be a good idea.

  15. Padhu says

    Sounds interesting! I have never cooked aloe vera leaves .I know that some eat that jelly but this is very new to me

  24. R.Punitha says

    Hi Maayeka ,

    Till now i never heard this

    Maayeka!!!

    WWWoWWw, Very healthy and it has

    many medicinal values…

    Thanks for sharing Dear….

  27. PT says

    wow.. very interesting recipe with aloe vera.. never heard of it…

  28. simran says

    this is really good…….what an excellent way to make use of the plant!

  30. meena says

    aloe vera i had heard in cosmetics plus i used this in farmville games on fb. hehe this is the first time i m seeing sabzi made out of it.

    looks good and different anjana

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