Simple Way to Make Favorite Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry)

Charlotte Snyder   19/05/2020 04:26

Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry)
Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry)

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, kumro shaag chorchori (pumpkin leaves curry). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

How to make Kumro Shaag/Shaak Curry. Learn how to make this simple curry from the leaves of the pumpkin or squash plant. The earthiness of poppy seed paste.

Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry) is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook kumro shaag chorchori (pumpkin leaves curry) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry):
  1. Take 2-3 cups Pumpkin leaves & tender twigs, washed, drained and chopped
  2. Prepare 2-3 tbsp. mustard oil
  3. Prepare 1 tsp. panch phoron (onion, fennel, fenugreek, mustard & cumin seeds)
  4. Prepare 2 bay leaves
  5. Take 1-2 green chilies, slit
  6. Take 8-10 bori / vadi (sun dried lentil dumplings)
  7. Get 1 tsp. ginger, grated
  8. Prepare 1 cup each of veggies (potatoes, pumpkin, raddish, eggplants, ridge gourd, broad beans), chopped lengthwise
  9. Get 1/2 cup frozen peas
  10. Make ready to taste salt
  11. Take 1 tsp. turmeric powder
  12. Take 1 tsp. coriander-cumin powder
  13. Get 1 tbsp. kasundi / mustard paste

A whole lot of mixed vegetables are thrown in along with some fried bori / dried lentil dumplings to give some crunch to this simple, yet delicious. Pui Shaag - er Chochori is a typical Bengali dish. Chorchori in Bengali - a medley of vegetables, cooked over low heat The Botanical name of Pui Shaag is Basella alba. It is also known as Malabar spinach, Red vine The leaves need to be broken from the soft stem and chopped into small pieces.

Steps to make Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry):
  1. Heat oil in a pan and fry the bori / vadi till golden colour. Drain and keep aside. Temper the same oil with bay leaves and panch phoron. Saute till it stops spluttering.
  2. Add the ginger and green chilies.
  3. Add all the veggies and turmeric powder. Saute till light brown.
  4. Add chopped twigs, greens, salt, fried vadi, coriander-cumin powder & green peas. Mix everything well. Cover and cook till done. Sprinkle water at intervals.
  5. When done, add kasundi & mix well. Stir fry for a few seconds.
  6. Serve as a side dish with rice or chapatis.
    1. If not using kasundi, them grind 1 tbsp. mustard seeds along with 1-2 green chilies and a pinch of turmeric powder. - - 2. Instead of mustard paste, you can add 1 tsp. ghee to the end product. - - 3. Bori (dried lentil dumplings) can also be substituted for prawns in the non-veg. version. - - 4. Apart from the veggies I have used, you can also add raw papayas, drumstick, carrots, beans and /or parwal (pointed gourd).

Saag or green leafy veggies are an integral part of Bengali cuisine. There are numerous different varieties of saag. They vary in taste, texture and the way they are cooked. Saag is an item you start with in a multiple course bengali meal. Chorchori or charchari is a great way to use up leftover vegetables from the fridge ( at least I do so).

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