How much cooking time?

25 min — 10 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Assamese Kumura Bhaji

Name: Assamese Kumura Bhaji
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Assam Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; salt; 300g Ash Gourd; 2piece green chillies; 0.5tsp Ginger; 0.5cup Water; 2tbsp Mustard Oil; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

Ash gourd dry sabzi with cumin and mustard oil. Light Assamese pumpkin vegetable.

Time 25 min · Serves 4 · 78 kcal · Central Assam, Assam

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
Ash Gourd — 300 g (chopped)
green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
Ginger — 0.5 tsp (grated)
Water — 0.5 cup (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

Peel and dice the ash gourd (kumura) into small cubes.
Heat mustard oil in a kadhai; temper with cumin seeds until they crackle.
Add chopped green chilli and grated ginger; saute briefly.
Add the diced ash gourd along with a little water; cover and cook on medium flame until tender.
Season with salt, stir-fry uncovered until the moisture dries and the gourd turns lightly golden.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Assamese Kumura Bhaji?: 78 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 25 min — 10 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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