- Servings: 2-3
- Preparation time: 2-3 minutes.
- Frying time: 7 minutes.
- Cooking time: 2-3 minutes.
- Total time: 13 minutes.
“Zucchini ki sabzi (without onion and garlic)” is a light, wholesome, and sattvik-style Indian vegetable preparation. Zucchini, though not a traditional Indian vegetable, blends beautifully with Indian spices and makes for a quick and nutritious side dish. Its soft texture and mild flavor allow it to absorb the aroma of cumin, turmeric, and other spices, creating a comforting sabzi that pairs well with Roti, Paratha, or Dal–Chawal.
This version, prepared without onion and garlic, is especially suitable for fasting days, religious occasions, or for those who prefer simple, sattvik meals. It celebrates the natural taste of zucchini while maintaining a balance of health and flavor, making it a perfect addition to everyday cooking.
It is well known that zucchini has many superior medicinal benefits’ simply say nice recipe, great recipe! You love the aroma and taste; it takes very less time to prepare. It’s a fibrous food and keeps your stomach happy. Due to its superiority it is also called wonder food.
Ingredients:
- Zucchini: 1 no. (200 gm)
- Ghee: 1 tablespoon
- Curd (yogurt): half cup
- Cumin: half teaspoon
- Mustard seed: half teaspoon
- Red chilli: 1 no.
- Asafoetida powder: 1 pinch
- Salt: ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder: one forth teaspoon
- Coriander powder: half teaspoon
- Red chilli powder: ½ teaspoon
Preparation:
- Chop zucchini into 1”cube, keep aside.
- Beat the curd properly by hand blender or spoon, make it smooth.
Method:
- Take a fry pan, heat ghee till smoke starts to appear; add cumin, mustard seed, asafoetida and red chili, sputter it for few seconds.
- Add chopped zucchini, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Stir fry for couple of minutes on medium high flame, add beaten curd slowly at low heat.
- Stir continuously and add a cup of water, cook for couple of minutes, bring it to boil.
- Put off the flame very tasty and crunchy “Zucchini ki sabji” is ready to serve.
- Decorate with green coriander leaf.



















Zucchini ki sabzi (without onion and garlic) by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

