ZUCCHINI CURRY

Zucchini is very easy to cook and so soft. I usually add zucchini only in the pasta. And it was so boring and i thought why not add them in Indian spices. Then tried it, it was really tasting very good and went well with Roti.  I even thought of adding them in sambhar. May be another recipe is getting ready :)

Cuisine : Indian

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Course : Side dish

Main Ingredient : Zucchini

Ingredients :

Zucchini - chopped 2 cups

Cashew - 2 tbsp

Capsicum - cut 1 cup

Onion - cut 1 cup

Tomato - cut 1 cup

Green chilli - 4

Ginger garlic - chopped 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Malli powder - 1 tsp

Cilantro

Salt to taste

Preparation :

• Take an flat bottom pan or a wok and let it heat up a bit in the stove
• Once it starts to heat up add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil or safflower oil
• Once the oil is hot add 1 teaspoon of cumin (Jeera)
• Now it is time to add finely chopped Ginger and Garlic
• Stir the mixture, then add finely chopped onion and green peppers (Chilli)
• The peppers give the spicy taste in the dish, so add according to your taste
• Add the tomatoes only after the onion changes the color to light pink
• Now after the tomatoes start giving out the juice and gets very soft it is time to add the main ingredients
• Now add the cubed or sliced Capsicum and Zucchini.
• Stir the mixture well
• If you need the curry to have more spice and aroma add the below 
• Half teaspoon of Turmeric powder
• Half teaspoon of Paprika powder (Chilli Powder)
• Half teaspoon of Coriander powder
• Stir the mixture well
• If you love some crunch in your dish , you can add lightly roasted peanut or lighly roasted cashew. (i am a fan of Trader Joe's lightly salted Cashews Yum!), Few of my friends like to add pecans!
• Make sure you add the lightly salted versions of the nuts because adding the fully salted nuts can make the dish salty inconsistently
• Now when the dish a still hot add 2 teaspoons (or what your taste is) of salt and stir the mixture
• A very healthy and fresh Zucchini curry is ready, which goes very well with most dishes like Roti, Flat bread, Pulao, Plain Rice