Sindhi Curry(Veg curry with Gramflour)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

One more healthy traditional food, with lot of vegetables in to it!!!! It is very good in winter and rainy season, as one can just drink it or sip it sitting beside the window and watching rain drops and enjoying the hot soup with cold breeze(At least this is what I do whenever I get chance!!!) or can enjoy with Brown rice or Bhooga chawar.

It takes time to cut all the vegetables and it takes time to cook the curry also, but the result is very tasty that you will forget the pain of cutting the vegetables and waiting for it to cook.!!!

When I was in UAE, I learnt it from my Co-Sister and Sister In Law. And I love it to have any time of day or night!!

Coming to the recipe,

Potato - 2 big, washed, and cubed in to big pieces.

Carrot - 1 big, chopped length wise

Beans - 8 to 10, cleaned and cut in to two.

Cluster beans - 10 to 12 cleaned and cut into two

Brinjal - 1 medium, cut into lengthwise

Drum stick - 2 washed, cleaned and chopped in to 3 to 4 pieces

Ladies finger(Bhindi) - 4 to 6, washed, cleaned and dried. Cut in to 2 pieces and shallow fry in little oil. Keep it aside.

Oil - 1/4 cup

Methi Seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Green Chilly - 2 slit 

Ginger - 1/4" crushed(optional)

Gramflour(Besan atta) - 4 tbsp

Curry leaves - 1 line.

Tomato - 2 medium (or tomato paste or puree - 1/4 cup)

Red chilly powder - 2 tbsp

Amsol - 4 to 6

Salt to taste

Haldi - 1/2 tsp

Dhania or coriander powder - 1 tbsp

The vegetables are optional and you can replace or skip few. But more vegetables really make the curry tasty and healthy.

Add oil in a thick bottomed kadai or cooker. Keep on a medium flame, when oil is hot, add jeera, green chilly, ginger and methi seeds. Fry for few seconds. Now be careful before adding Gram flour. Keep on stirring or else it gets burnt. When good fried aroma starts coming, put hard vegetables like potato, drumsticks, beans and cluster beans. Keep on stirring for a minute. Now add Tomato or tomato puree. Mix and let it cook for a minute. Time is to add red chilly powder, dhania powder and haldi. Again mix and add cook for one more minute. All should happen over medium flame. Add at least 3 cups of water and close the lid and cook for 10 minutes. Now add other soft vegetables like carrot, brinjal and salt. Again boil it for 10 more minutes. And then comes the chance of Bhindi or okra or lady finger to get boiled. Cook it for 2 minutes adjust the seasoning. Add Amsol and curry leaves. Cook for 5 minutes. 

The curry is ready in the cooker and will be waiting for you to take it in a bowl and taste it.

An instant and fastest way to cook is,

After you add gram flour, add all other ingredients except curry leaves and amsol, add water and give 4 to 6 whistles. When cool, add curry leaves and amsol and boil it directly on medium flame for 2 minutes. 

But the first method tastes better even though takes lot of time.

Moral of the cooking is 

"Slow and steady wins the race!!!"

Keep Smiling,