Kheera (cucumber) ki sabji

• Servings: 4
• Preparation time: 8-10 minutes.
• Frying time: 6 minutes.
• Cooking time: 2-3 minutes.
• Total time: 19 minutes.

In my view, cucumber sabji is one of the traditional foods which is almost vanished, although it is very good and keep the body and mind healthy and cool. It can be prepared in very less time.

Health conscious people and those who like the light food, here is the recipe…

Ingredients:

• Kheera (cucumber): 2 no. (400 gm)
• Ghee: 1 tablespoon
• Curd (yogurt): half cup
• Mustard seed: half teaspoon
• Asafoetida powder: 1 pinch
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: one forth teaspoon
• Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder: 1 teaspoon

preparation

1. Peel off Kheera (cucumber), discard seed and Chop into 1”cube, keep aside.
2. Beat the curd properly by hand blender or spoon, make it smooth.

Method:

1. Take a fry pan, heat ghee till it smokes, add mustard seed; sputter it for few seconds.
2. Add chopped Kheera, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, and asafoetida and coriander powder.
3. Fry for couple of minutes on medium high flame, add beaten curd slowly at low heat.
4. Stir continuously and add a cup of water, cook for couple of minutes, bring it to boil.
5. Put off the flame very tasty and crunchy Kheera (cucumber) sabji is ready to serve.
6. Decorate with green coriander leaf and green chilli.

Kheera (cucumber) ki sabji by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.