Category Archives: Side dish

Zero oil – Peas and bell peppers in Ridge Gourd Gravy


Ridge gourd gravy

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Have you tried blending bottle gourd in north indian gravies?-Here in this gravy bell peppers and peas are cooked in ridge gourd gravy. Usually north indian gravies are blend of tomato-onion, cashew , ginger -garlic with whole garam masala but here I have used ridge gourd along with onion and tomato and replaced cashew with almonds.

This gravy is lightly spiced with no any added oil however the spices can be personalised as per the taste.

Health benefits:

As with other types of gourds, the ridge gourd is low in fat and calories, making it a good choice for including in a well-balaned diet for weight loss. Ridge gourd is low in saturated fat and cholesterol, high in dietary fibre and vitamin C. It has blood-purifying properties. It has high beta crotene that is good for eyes. It is used in skin care treatment against eczema and psoriasis

Yields-3-4 servings
Preparation time-15-20 minutes
Cooking time-25 minutes

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Aubergine, Baby corn, potato in coriander gravy – Vegan


Babycorn and Aubergine gravy final

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This is a very simple but delicious rustic one pot dish. It is low in fat but high in flavour.

Hot, hot, hot! But wonderful. This will get your taste buds tingling. This is a wonderful dish full of fantastic spicy flavours and a kick of chilli. If you are a curry lover, then you will be coming back to this dish time and time again. Of course! If you don’t like it too spicy, then lessen the amount of chilli. It will still taste absolutely amazing.

I served this with Roasted vegetable Pulao (Recipe link)

Yields: 4-5 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes

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