how to cook smooth gourd Archives | Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes https://sindhirasoi.com/tag/how-to-cook-smooth-gourd/ Traditional Sindhi vegetarian and vegan recipes Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:33:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://test.sindhirasoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-logo_new-32x32.png how to cook smooth gourd Archives | Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes https://sindhirasoi.com/tag/how-to-cook-smooth-gourd/ 32 32 Toori (smooth gourd)in onion tomato base https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2008/08/toori-smooth-gourdin-onion-tomato-base/ https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2008/08/toori-smooth-gourdin-onion-tomato-base/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:17:16 +0000 http://sindhirasoi.com/2008/08/03/toori-smooth-gourdin-onion-tomato-base/ Toori, turai or  ridgegourd, is very popular in Sindhi cuisine.Globally it is known by many different names, like  Angled loofah/luffa, ridged loofah, ridged gourd, silk gourd, angled gourd, silk squash, Chinese okra sing qua, tori or toray (Indian), see gua (and other Chinese variations), patola (Philippines)etc As the name suggests, ridged gourds have ridges,while smooth gourds have smooth surface The flesh of these  gourd is white, with a cottony texture inside. Both the smooth and the angled gourds can be eaten peeled raw or cooked when the fruit is young; but, as it matures, the flavour becomes more bitter. Even when eaten young, many people still find the flavour disagreeable. Many gourds are dried and used to store water and food, while others are used for dippers, cups, and spoons and as loofah or Lufa too. The wide range of musical instruments that has been produced from the gourd is astounding.(source:Various gourds) Toori, turai or smooth gourd is yet another green vegetable that is very frequently cooked in my Rasoi, as it is very easy to digest and all the gourds are  low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and High in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Zinc, Thiamin, Iron, Magnesium and Manganese.(Source:Natural environment.com) This recipe goes to dear Srivalli of cooking4allseasons for her event  Curry Mela Print Toori (smooth gourd)in onion tomato base Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  25 mins Total time:  40 mins Serves: 1-2 Smooth and ridge gourd recipe, an easy and healthy toori or Turai recipe Ingredients Smooth gourds (I always prefer smooth ones than ridged, but you can choose any) 250 gm Onion 1 Tomato 1 Green chillies 1-2 Ginger just a little Salt Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder ½ tsp Garam masala powder ¼ tsp Oil 1 tsp or more Method Peel, wash and chop toori into small chunks (as those of onion) Peel and finely dice onion Now take a pressure cooker or thick bottomed pan (I always use cooker) and put some oil Add chopped onions and cook them till brown in colour (not too dark) Then add chopped tomatoes, chillies, ginger, salt, all masalas and mix properly Then add toori and mix well Since fresh toori have lots of water content, so these hardly require extra water to be added to cook them, but if it is not fresh or if you do not want to take a chance, then add few spoons of water and close the lid of cooker (or let it cook in open vessel)and wait for 5-6 whistles later simmer it further till all the extra water evaporates Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with Khichdi (with added date palms) for that authentic taste 2.2.1

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