Kantola Ki Sabji Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 no. Green chillies (less spicy & roughly chopped)
• 2 inch Ginger (peeled & roughly sliced)
• Salt to taste
• 2-3 tbsp Oil
• ½ tsp small Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2-3 sprig curry leaves
• Prepared Ginger Green Chili Paste
• A pinch of asafoetida, asafoetida
• 800 g Spine gourd (peeled & roughly sliced) Kantole
• 1 tsp Degi red chili powder, Degi Lal Mirch Powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• ¼ cup fresh Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• Prepared Nuts & Coconut mixture
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1-2 tbsp Oil
• 10-12 no. Cashew Nuts, cut into half
• 7-8 no. Raisins (optional)
• ½ cup Peanuts
• 1 cup fresh Coconut, grated
• ½ tsp Degi red chili powder, Degi Lal Mirch Powder
• 1 tsp dry Mango powder, amchur (dry mango powder) powder
• Salt to taste
• Coriander sprig, coriander leaves

Steps

1. In a mortar pestle, add green chillies, ginger, salt to taste and grind it in a coarse paste.
2. Keep it aside for further use.
3. In a non-stick kadai, add oil, once it’s hot, add small mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and let it splutter well.
4. Add prepared ginger green chili paste, a pinch of asafoetida and saute it for a minute.
5. Add spine gourd and let it cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flames.
6. Add degi red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and saute it for a while until half cooked.
7. Cover it with a lid and cook it for 5-6 minutes on medium flames.
8. Add salt to taste, fresh coriander leaves and prepared nuts & coconut mixture and give it a good mix.
9. Finish it with lemon juice and mix it well.
10. Transfer it to a serving dish and garnish it with coriander sprig.
11. Serve hot with dal rice or chapati.
12. In a kadai, add oil, once it’s hot, add cashew nuts, raisins, peanuts and saute it for a minute until golden in color.
13. Add fresh grated coconut and cook it for 5-6 minutes until golden brown in color.
14. Finish it degi red chili powder, dry mango powder, salt to taste and toss it well.
15. Keep it aside for further use.