Vataran Ji Lilotari|AlifBe~46
Fresh peas and Yam cooked in tomato gravy
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup shelled fresh peas
  • 200 gm Suran (Elephant foot yam)
  • 4 ripe tomatoes
  • 1-2 green chillies
  • ½ inch ginger chopped
  • 2 tbsp oil/ghee
  • ¼ tsp Hing (Use more if you wish)
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • 1 heaped tbsp Coriander powder (Optional)
  • 1 -2 tbsp tamarind pulp
  • Salt as per taste
  • Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Method
  1. Blend or grate tomatoes.
  2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil/ghee
  3. Add hing, chopped green chillies and ginger.
  4. Saute for a minute and then add peeled and cubed suran. You can use potatoes/Apple gourds/ boiled lotus stem, bottle gourd etc. Add a little salt here.
  5. Gently stir yam (suran) and cook for 3-4 minutes on high heat.
  6. Add other vegetables, if using and then add peas and blended tomatoes.
  7. Add salt, turmeric and coriander powder and sir on high heat.
  8. Add around 1 and half cup of water and mix well.
  9. Close the pressure cooker with the lid and wait for 2 whistles on medium heat.
  10. Switch off the flame.
  11. Add Tamarind pulp and simmer for 2-3 minutes.Adjust the consistency of the gravy (refer the picture) and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
  12. Enjoy with roti/rice or pulav.
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2021/12/vataran-ji-lilotarialifbe46/