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July 31, 2007

Zucchini Capsicum Makhanwala




It's already time for Z. I asked Nupur what happens when we complete the 26 letters of the alphabet and she said she's not thought about it. Sad as I am to see this event come to an end, I had to make something special to bid the A-Z of Indian vegetables adieu.


Z is for Zucchini Capsicum Makhanwala and this is my entry to Nupur's A-Z of Indian Vegetables. This dish could easily have qualified for X as well because I'd eaten Zucchini so many times, but had never bothered to eat it. On our trip to Manali last week, we saw Zucchinis at the local market that were bigger than the bottle gourds in that area. My dish, however, used a reasonably small yellow Zucchini.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Oil (Or ½ tbsp butter and ½ tbsp Oil)

1 Onion, ground to a fine paste

1 Zucchini, sliced

1/2 each of Green, Yellow and Red Capsicum

¼ cup Tomato Puree

¾ cup Slim Milk

½ tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Chilli Powder

1 tsp Kasuri Methi

1 tsp Sugar

Salt to taste




Heat the oil. Add the onion paste and fry for a few minutes. Add the turmeric and chilli powder and fry for another minute. Add the chopped capsicum and zucchini slices and fry for 4-5 minutes. Add the tomato puree and salt. Mix well and cook until the mixture bubbles. Add the milk and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the kasuri methi and sugar. Cook for 5 minutes. Garnish this with coriander leaves if you wish and enjoy with rotis.


I absolutely love the taste of kasuri methi in this dish and consider the absence of it in any makhanwala to be a sign of disrespect. We eat capsicum at least once a week if not more often. S and I both like the flavour it imparts to any dish. Here, the pairing of some sweet capsicum with a normal green one seemed to go very well with the Zucchini and the flavours were rather well blended.

14 comments:

Sig said...

Looks great Raaga, Nice color! hehe I love the way you said sign of disrespect :D

Raaga said...

Thanks Sig :-) Many places serve makhanwala gravies with just tomato and no methi at all... that's where I am coming from :-)

Roopa said...

looks delicious and had wonderfull color.:)

Viji said...

Lovely Raaga. Just feel like bringing some pulkas for this. Viji

FH said...

Love the color of Makhanwala!! Can I come over there now with rotis?!:D

Sharmi said...

that name sounds so lovely. must be tasting delicious too!! all are making zucchinis for "Z"

Priyanka said...

i totally agree... kasuri methi adds a distinct flavor of its own... a great dish Raaga

Nupur said...

Glad you tried making zucchini! It is such a versatile veggie. I agree, peppers add flavor to such a variety of dishes.
The makhanwala looks rich and delicious!

USHA said...

Hi Raaga,

This is something new to me...but i liked the recipe,colour very much....Thanks for sharing.

Coffee said...

Something absolutely new to me! HAven't really come across this ever... the prep sound very interesting Raaga! Clever girl!! :)

Padma said...

nice and makhani recipe with zucchini...yes, its sad to see the A-Z series end...Thats looks really colorful and yummy

Saju said...

looks so tasty and colourful.

Deepa said...

This is awesome. Made this today. You meant skim milk, right? Or is there something called Slim Milk in India? --Deepa

Raaga said...

@Deepa: There is something called Slim Milk in India. It is marketed by Nestle.