Dudi gobi palak sabzi (Bottlegourd,Cauliflower and spinach Curry)
About:
This sabzi is packed with full of healthy veggies bursting with flavour and deliciously warming dish. Cauliflower is too dense and thick a vegetable to cook properly in a wok from raw, so it’s precooked first. Serve this curry with steamed basmati rice or toasted chapati or pita bread to catch all the savory sauce.
Health Benefits:
Bottle gourd is rich in dietary fiber with very low content of fat and cholesterol. Approximately 96% of bottle gourd is water and is therefore a great thirst quencher. Apart from the iron content it is also rich in vitamin B and vitamin C. it also contains sodium, potassium, essential minerals and trace elements.
Yields-3-4 servings
Preparation time-20 minutes
Cooking time-20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Diced bottle gourd-2cups
- Cauliflower florets- 3 cups (blanched in hot water for 5minutes)
- Spinach-1bunch (cleaned and chopped)
- chopped onion-1medium
- chopped tomato-1medium
- Grated ginger-1tsp
- Minced garlic-3cloves
- Green chillies-3
- Red chillies-2
- Cumin seeds-1tsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
- Cumin powder-1tsp
- Ground cinnamon-1/2tsp
- Salt- to taste
- Oil-2tsp
- Lemon juice-to taste
Granishing:
- Chopped coriander/pomegranate
Procedure:
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, red chillies saute for few seconds.
- Add onion, green chilles, and saute untilonions are translucent, add tomatoes and saute until mushy.
- Add turmeric, cumin powder and saute for a minute.
- Now add cauliflower, bottle gourd and cook until tender.
- Once cauliflower and bottlegourd are tender add chopped spinach, salt, ground cinnamon simmer
- As it cooks and coated well turn off the flame and drizzle some lemon juice.
Serve hot with
Oats and Flaxseed rotis (Zero Oil)
Note:
- Alternatively Frozen Cauliflower florets can also be used.
- I retained the skin of the bottle gourd- you can peel the skin and use it.
Posted on March 16, 2015, in Indian, Side dish. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
I am always drawn to cauliflower recipes and now I am also interested in squash of all kinds too. Opo squash is not available now but I will certainly look for it or substitute something else 🙂
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Yes Auntjuju…Please give this is a try
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Thank you for the recipe Chitra, can you substitute bottle gourd with squash in this recipe?
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Yes Nishi…You can give it a try
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Intersting combo C:-) looks delicious
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Thanks V
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thank you sir
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Now that sounds yummy
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Thanks friend
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Now I feel hungry and it’s still 4 hours until lunch time 🙂
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Such a nice compliment….a food making one feel hungry..
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How much of this recipe would you say is warming versus thirst quenching? It doesn’t have to exact. I am just getting into herbs and their healing benefits. I am curious as to how you figure your recipes.
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Bottle gourd acts as thirst quencher. This veggie can be consumed as juice early in the morning, which is also good for diabetes. Veggies I choose based on their health benefits and the time of the year they are available…Hope this help
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Delicious 🙂
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Thanks Skd
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Lovely and healthy combo.. Never heard this combo before..yummy
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Thank you dear Farin…
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