Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Yellow Squash Curry w/t Garlic & Cashew

This recipe goes out to all those vegans out there, who might have come across yellow squash but had no idea how to cook it. Yellow squash is a good source of dietary fiber, calcium, iron and vitamin A & C as well. So the next time you go for groceries don’t forget to stuff your bag with yellow squash, you must definitely try this recipe.

Prep & Cooking Time: 20-25 mins

Serves: 4-5 persons



Garden Fresh Yellow Squash


Yellow Squash cooked with Garlic & Cashew


Ingredients

Yellow Squash- 3-4, peeled and diced

Onions- ½ medium, chopped

Green Chillies- 2-3, slit and cut

Garlic Cloves- 3-4, finely chopped

Cashew Nuts (Kaju)- 6-7, finely chopped or powdered

Chilli pwd- 1 ½ tsp

Turmeric pwd- ¼ tsp

Dhaniya pwd- ½ tsp

Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp, chopped

Salt to taste


Method

  • Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add onions, chillies and turmeric and cook till the onions turn transparent.
  • Add the yellow squash to this, mix well and add salt to taste. Don’t cook with with a covered lid, this makes the curry liquidy. It is supposed to be semi-dry.
  • When the squash is soft and cooked, add chilli pwd, dhaniya pwd, cashew nut pwd and chopped garlic, mix the contents and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot with white rice or roti.



1 comment:

  1. Hmm...this was the first time i experimented something with squash..nice try pri..by the way thats a lovely pic.

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