Steps to Prepare Quick Kumro Shaag Chorchori (Pumpkin Leaves Curry)

Teresa Collins   03/09/2020 19:44

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

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, kumro shaag chorchori (pumpkin leaves curry). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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

Wash the pumpkin leaves under running water. Heat a Pan and slightly fry the dal vadi until it turns little brown, remove from heat and keep aside. Pumpkin plants is a very versatile and healthy vegetable.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have kumro shaag chorchori (pumpkin leaves curry) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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. Get 2-3 tbsp. mustard oil
  3. Make ready 1 tsp. panch phoron (onion, fennel, fenugreek, mustard & cumin seeds)
  4. Get 2 bay leaves
  5. Get 1-2 green chilies, slit
  6. Take 8-10 bori / vadi (sun dried lentil dumplings)
  7. Make ready 1 tsp. ginger, grated
  8. Take 1 cup each of veggies (potatoes, pumpkin, raddish, eggplants, ridge gourd, broad beans), chopped lengthwise
  9. Take 1/2 cup frozen peas
  10. Get to taste salt
  11. Make ready 1 tsp. turmeric powder
  12. Take 1 tsp. coriander-cumin powder
  13. Take 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 recipe. kumro saag er chorchori / pumpkin leaf & vegetable mish mash There are abundant varieties of saag or leafy vegetables in India; variation in taste, texture and the technique of cooking. I always enjoy a non-spicy leafy vegetable, because saag or green leafy vegetable is an essential part in Bengali Cuisine. A Chorchori (vegetable medley) is a traditional dish from eastern India that is perfect for using up those extra little bits of vegetables. A dash of mustard oil Kumro shaak stir-fried with moong dal.

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).

And then my favorite, Grandma's Kumro shaak er chorchori.(Pumpkin greens with mustard and poppy seed paste). The earthiness of poppy seed paste. Kumro Pata Torkari or call it Kumro Pata Chorchori is a quintessential Bengali pure veg curry, prepared with assorted veggies and pumpkin leaves along with pumpkin stems. It is a simple comfort meal when paired with rice. Very mildly spiced like most vegetarian dishes in Bengali cuisine.

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