Aur Jo Ras~A Sindhi Curry
Author: Alka
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Aur Jo ras is a tangy,Sindhi style kadhi, made from mustard seeds and garlic and flavored with lots of vegetables and besan ke gattey (gram flour dumplings)
Ingredients
  • Garlic -1 whole pod
  • Green chillies 2-3
  • Mustard seeds 2-3 tsp
  • Tamarind pulp 2-3 tsp(more or less as per your taste)
  • Sliced or cubed vegetables like Radish and Potato(i used only these)
  • Gram flour-3/4 th cup
  • Salt
  • Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
  • Red chilly powder ½ tsp
  • Oil 1 -2 tsp
  • Water 2-4 glasses
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method
  1. In a pan or kadai, add peeled and crushed garlic (save 2-3 cloves for later use) and green chillies and some oil (just a tsp or more)
  2. Saute it for some time, but DO NOT LET THE GARLIC TURN BROWN
  3. Add mustard seeds, saute it for few seconds and then add sliced radish and potato chunks and add about 2 glass of water
  4. Add tamarind pulp,salt,turmeric powder and let it boil for few minutes, simmer it later for few minutes,till potato is cooked
  5. Meanwhile add some salt, some crushed garlic (yeah...use that saved cloves of garlic here) and red chilly powder to the gram flour and knead a stiff dough using little water
  6. Make small oblong rolls of this dough (about 6-7)and drop them to the simmering kadhi
  7. Cook until potato and besan rolls are cooked from the center (anywhere between 15-30 minutes
  8. Add water if required,this kadhi is of dilute consistency.Adjust the seasoning
  9. Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves and enjoy it as a soup to warm yourself or pour it over some Khichdi or rice and have a hearty meal
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2009/02/aur-jho-ras/