Wednesday 1 May 2013

Ridge gourd recipe (Torai ki sabzi )

            Ridge gourd recipe (Torai ki sabzi )



   Ridge Gourd recipe (Torai ki sabzi )

This post is dedicated  to my dearest  sister  Hina zaidi,who is  a fabulous cook. When  ever I want to enjoy Torie ki sabzi , I asked  her to cook, she learnt this  recipe from  our  domestic help Lallu, who is a great  cookand  often cook  delicious dishes for  parties. so here is the recipe  of  mazedaar toria (delicious ridge gourd) for  you.





 Ridge Gourd (Torai )
Category- vegetarian
Cooking time -15- 20 min.
People-  4-6

Ingredients  

  • Ridge gourd (Toria)- 1 k/g ( fresh and  small size )
  • Mustard  oil-  2 table spoon
  • Onion-3 big pieces( chopped)
  • Tomatoes- 2 riped
  • Green chili - 4 ( Chopped)
  • Green Coriander leaves- 2 table spoon (chopped) 
  • Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
  • Red chili powder-  3-4 (chopped)
  • Coriander powder- 1/2 tea spoon
  • Salt-1/2 tea spoon ,or as per your taste 
How to do   

Peel off  Torai (ridge gourd ) and cut into small pieces. Heat the  cooking oil in the pressure cooker and fry chopped onion till it  turn little brown , add  turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder,  chopped tomatoes and salt. Stir a little and cook  ingredients for few minutes  till it turn into  soft  gravy,   when  oil start coming  on the gravy,  add pieces of torai , and mix it all together,Please do not add water as torai releases lots of water itself while cooking . 

Close the lid of pressure cooker  and bring it to 3 whistle on the medium flame, when the lid open, stir  2-3 times , and adjust  salt. Parch it well till oil started coming on the edges. Turn off the heat and beautify  it  with green chopped coriander leaves.  
Enjoy the taste of torai with chapati  and daal ......

   Ridge gourd recipe (Torai ki sabzi )

 Happy cooking!!!
 Arshia Zaidi  



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