Recipe- Very Delicious Shalgam Ki Sabzi

Here I bring you a delicious vegan curry bursting with aromatic flavors. If you are among those who don’t like Turnip but all because of it’s nutritional value want to include it in you diet, this is a, must try curry.

Turnip belongs to Radish family and so it has a peculiar taste a kind of slight bitter tone. For that we add tsp of jaggery to curry. It is added to soups, salads. In North India, we usually make different curries and pickle.

Ingredients

2 Turnips(Medium Sized)
1 Onion(Medium)
2 Tomatoes
3-4 Garlic Cloves
Fresh Ginger(small piece)
1-2 Green Chillies
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1-2 tsp Garam Masala
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
1-2 tsp Any Raw Sugar(Jaggery) or your regular sugar
2 tbsp Any plant based Oil
Salt to taste

Method

* Wash nicely turnips, tomatoes.

* Cube turnips and very finely chop onions. Puree Tomatoes.

* Make ginger garlic and green chilli paste. You can also use store-bought ginger garlic paste.

* In a heavy bottomed pan/kadhai, heat oil.

* Add cumin seeds, when it crackles add ginger garlic paste.

* Sauté till the raw smell of garlic goes away and it starts to turn golden brown.

* Now add finely chopped onions and sauté till onions start turning pink.

* Add tomato puree, cook till the masala starts to get thick.

* Add dry spices( coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala) and mix well. Sauté for few seconds.

* Now add turnip cubes, salt and mix lightly to coat all cubes in masala.

* Add about ½ Cup water. Adjust the consistency of gravy accordingly as per your preference.

* Cover and cook till turnip cubes turn soft, not mushy.

* Serve hot with bread of your choice or steamed rice.

* After adding cumin seeds, add 2 tbsp of masala and sauté for a while. Add spices and then turnip pieces with salt and water. Mix well.

* Cover and cook till turnips cubes become soft.