ALOO PARWAL KI SUBJI / ALOO PARWAL CURRY/POTATO AND POINTED GOURD CURRY

Aloo parwal ki sabzi / pointed gourd and potato curry

 

                 ALOO PARWAL CURRY OR POTATO AND POINTED GOURD CURRY is an easy vegetarian main course recipe. It is a simple, delicious and easy to make every day wala recipe.

               

                    PARWAL OR POINTED GOURD is a seasonal vegetable and available during summers till monsoon. Parwal is mainly used in North and East India specially Odisha and Bengal.In North India, parwal is a favourite summer vegetable as it is available abundantly in reasonable prices during the season. It is quite healthy vegetable and has many health benefits.

               

                        Like other vegetables, there are few versions and methods of making parwal ki subzi. Some makes dry curry or bhujia out of it, but some prefer to make it in simple thin gravy.

           

                 This is my version of making aloo parwal ki sabzi or rasa with slight odia twist, in which first the vegetables are fried  and then sauteed with spice mixture. Finally, they are boiled in gravy until cooked through and the gravy reaches its desired consistency.

 

Ingredients for parwal aloo ki sabzi:

 

1. Parwal- 300 grams

2. Aloo or potato- 2

3. Onion-1

4. Tomatoes – 2

5. Ginger- 1 inch

6. Garlic – 5 to 6 cloves

7. Curd- 2 tbsp

8. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

9. Red chili powder – 2 tsp

10. Coriander powder – 2 tsp

11. Cumin powder – 1 tsp

12. Kasoori methi – 1 tsp

13. Garam masala – ½ tsp

14.  Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp

15.    Salt

16. Oil

Preparations for aloo parwal ki sabzi:

 

1. Wash and peel potatoes and parwal. Cut potatoes into big pieces and parwal into half.

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2. Make a paste out of onion, ginger and garlic.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

3. Make tomato puree.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

4. Heat two tsp oil in a pan and fry the potato and parwal pieces until they get a nice brown colour.

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5. Transfer fried aloo and parwal to a plate.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

How to make aloo parwal ki subzi or curry:

 

1. Heat oil in a kadai or pan and add cumin seeds in it.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

            2. When it begins crackling, add onion-ginger-garlic

 paste.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

3. Fry the paste until the raw smell of ginger and garlic goes away and it changes colour. Then add tomato puree.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

 

4. Fry the masala for a while,then add dry masalas like,turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and cumin powder and salt. Mix well.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

5.  Add curd and fry until oil ooze out from surface of

the kadai.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

 

6.  Now add fried potatoes and parwal in it and give it a good mix.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

7.  Add one cup of water and mix well.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

8.  Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes and parwal nicely cooked.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

9.  Remove the cover and simmer it for a while.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

10.      Check the consistency of gravy. Add garam masala and kasoori methi and mix it.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

11.    Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any Indian bread or rice.

aloo parwal ki sabzi

aloo parwal ki sabzi