Shalgam ka Bhartha / Curried Mashed Turnips

Ingredients:

•  5 Turnips  washed, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 Green pepper (capsicum)
• 1 bunch of green onions (5-6 in a bunch)

  

  

• 4 green chillies
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch of ginger
• 1  onion
• 2  tomatoes
• 3 table spoon of coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon of roasted cumin powder
• 2 table spoon of Mango powder (amchoor)
• 2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup of cilantro. chopped divided in two parts
• 1/4 cup of vegetable/cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon of hing
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 pods of dried red chilies 

Method

• Pressure cook turnip cubes
• Mash the turnips to paste but not very fine (use potato masher)
• Chop onion, garlic, ginger and green pepper together in food processor set aside
• Crush tomatoes in food processor, add part of cilantro and chop together
• Heat oil in the pan
• Add cumin seeds when oil is hot, when these crackle, add hing powder, red chili pods and bay leaves
• Add onion, ginger and garlic paste
• Saute until golden brown.
• Add crushed tomatoes

• Add salt and stir and cook .
• Add all the dry spices and and mashed turnip.
• Add chopped green onions.
• Cook until all water evaporates.
• Garnish it with remaining cilantro and serve it with Naan or Chapaties.

 

 

 

 

Recipes and Photographs by Surekha

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