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Sambhariya, Mix vegetables in tangy mint sauce

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Sambhariya -Assorted mixed vegetables cooked in a flavorful mint sauce – a delicacy from Sindh, Pakistan.
sambhariya subzi in mint sauce
INGREDIENTS:
  • Potatoes – 3 (Medium sized)
  • Okra – 300 gms
  • Brinjal – 300 gms
  • Capsicum – 300 gms
  • Bitter gourd (Karela) – 5 slices
  • Fresh coriander – 1/2 cups
  • Fresh mint – 1/2 cups
  • Tomatoes – 1
  • Green Chillies – 3
  • Ginger – 1/2 tsp
  • Mango powder – 1 tsp
  • Chilli powder-1 tsp
  • Lemon Juice-  1 tsp
  • Sugar – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – 1 tsp
  • Gram flour – 1.5 tsp
  • Asafoetida – 1/3 tsp
  • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
  • Oil – 2 tblsp
PROCEDURE:
  1. Wash and chop the vegetables in big chunky pieces. Apply salt to bitter gourd pieces and keep aside for 15 minutes and then wash well with water.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry all the vegetables. (Alternatively, you may boil the potatoes and stir fry rest of the vegetables, if you want to avoid deep frying)
  3. Take mint, chillies, coriander, ginger and tomato in a mixer jar and grind to a coarse paste.
  4. Take this paste in a bowl and add gram flour, salt, sugar, chilli powder, mango powder and turmeric.mix well.
  5. Heat 2 tbls oil in a non stick pan, add asafoetida and then add the mint paste and stir fry it for a minute on medium heat.
  6. Now add 1 cup water and mix well, then add all the vegetables except okra.
  7. Mix, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
  8. Open the lid, add the okra, 1 tsp lemon juice and mix gently.
  9. Cover and cook for another minute.
  10. The curry is now ready to serve.
Serving suggestions: Best served with roti, daal and rice.
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Sambhariya ,Mix vegetables in tangy mint sauce

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins

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  7. I simply love the ingredients! (except karela of course 😀 ) All those vegetables in mint sauce is pure bliss!!!!! Loved your recipes! 🙂 & following you via GFC now 😀

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  10. This is such a flavorful subzi to have. I do it with some vegetables but never tried it with this assortment, with karela it must be a really different thing altogether. On my list now.

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