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Turai ki sabzi , Gilki ki sabzi

September 23, 2013 by anjanaskc 6 Comments

Turai ki sabzi – Mild Delicious Sponge gourd cooked with simple fresh herb and spices

Turai ki sabzi- Turai/Toori/ Gilki is a very healthy vegetable,it is easy to cook and very easy to digest.It is a summer specialty so is very cooling for the body.

As it is a seasonal vegetable so very easily available and is very reasonably priced.It belong to the gourd family and  have a mild sweet taste .

You don’t need much spices to add while cooking turai.I prefer to make it with fresh herbs to get the wonderful mild and sweet taste of turai.

This is the traditional way of making turai ki subzi in my family,we serve this sabzi with freshly made ghee wali chapati’s and daal-rice combo.For getting the mild and sweet flavour of turai use only ghee in the tempering and use fresh herbs only. Too much spices ruins the mild taste of turai.

You can try these delicious summer vegetable recipes-

  • Turai aur Mooli Ki Sabzi
  • Lauki Moong Daal Ki Sabzi
  • Tinda Tamatar ki sabzi
  • Stuffed karela with raw mango
  • Parwal Aloo -Bengali style

turai ki sabzi gilki sponge gourd curry

 

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4 from 4 votes

Turai ki subzi /Gilki ki subzi

Turai Ki Sabzi-- A simple and rustic curry made with sponge gourd and radish / turai mooli.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: Gilki ki sabzi, Gourd, sponge gourd curry, Turai, turai ki sabzi
Servings: 3 people
Author: anjanaskc

Ingredients

  • 750 grams Sponge gourd / Turai /Gilki
  • 1 Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • 1.5 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak

Tempering / Tadka

  • 2 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 6 Curry Leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

  • Wash and peel turai with the help of a potato peeler.
  • Slice lengthwise and then make small cubes.
  • Heat ghee in the pressure cooker and add cumin seeds.
  • When cumin start crackling add asafoetida,green chilies and curry leaves.
  • Now add turmeric,chopped turai,tomato,ginger,salt and 2 tbsp of water.
  • Pressure cook on medium heat for 3-4 whistles,or cook in a pan till cooked completely.
  • Open the cooker and slightly mash the pieces with the laddle.
  • Cook on medium heat for 2-4 minutes ( depends on how much gravy you want to have, I want to serve it with roti so make it semi thick )
  • Now add lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander and mix.
  • Serve hot with a spoon of ghee on top.

Notes

Serving suggestions-serve hot with roti or paratha or daal-rice combo.

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Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Sabzi and Curries, Summer special, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: galka, Gilki, Gourd, Healthy Recipes, Jain food, No onion garlic recipe, sabji, sabzi, sponge gourd, Subzis and curries, turai

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Comments

  1. Amrita Vishal says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Love such humble curries

    Reply
  2. Nisha says

    September 24, 2013 at 2:05 am

    Loved this simple recipe.

    Reply
  3. Priya Suresh says

    September 23, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    Love the colour of the curry,seriously makes me drool.

    Reply
  4. Arjunan Akilandeswari says

    September 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    Yummy n delicious

    Reply
  5. kitchen queen says

    September 23, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    delicious lip smacking sabji.

    Reply
  6. Hamaree Rasoi says

    September 23, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    Healthy and tasty looking subzi. Thanks a lot for posting this summer specialty.
    Deepa

    Reply

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