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April 22, 2016

Sambhariyu Shaak (Gujarati Stuffed Mixed Vegetable Curry)

BM# 63: Journey through the Cuisines 
Week 3: Gujarati Cuisine 
Day 19: S for Sambhariya Shaak
Today's Gujarati dish is yet another traditional vegetable dish. Here the veggies are stuffed with a spicy coconut filling and then pressure cooked until cooked to perfection. Another amazing recipe from Tarla Dalal.com.
Gujarati Stuffed Mixed Vegetable Curry
All of my recipes for this week are from Tarla Dala's site. It has been a great resource and I love watching her videos as well. She makes even a hard recipe sound very easy to make.
Gujarati Stuffed Mixed Vegetable Curry
After seeing lot of Gujarati Sambhariya dishes online, I'm assuming it means a stuffed dish -- correct me if I'm wrong, my gujji friends. So in today's dish, mixed vegetables like tindora (ivy gourd), eggplant, baby potatoes are stuffed and cooked with a yummy coconut stuffing. But the veggies can be easily customized to one's likes and preferences. Pressure cooking makes making this dish a breeze to make -- 2 whistles you have perfectly cooked vegetables. This dish tastes great with rotis or rice.
Gujarati Stuffed Mixed Vegetable Curry

Recipe from Tarla Dalal.com:

Sambhariyu Shaak
Ingredients:
  • 10 Small or medium sized Tendli (Ivy gourd or Dondakaya or Tindora)
  • 6 Baby Potatoes, peeled
  • 1 Small Sweet potato, peeled and chopped into chunks
  • 4 Baby Eggplants
  • 2tbsp Oil
  • ¼tsp Asafoetida/ Hing
  • For the Stuffing:
  • ¼cup Grated Fresh Coconut
  • ½cup Cilantro, finely chopped
  • 2tsp Ground Coriander
  • 1tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1tsp Red Chili powder
  • 2 Green Chilies, finely chopped
  • 1" Ginger piece, finely grated
  • 1~2tsp Sugar
  • ½tsp Turmeric
  • 2tsp Besan (Chickpea flour)
  • To taste Salt
Method:
  1. Prep the Veggies: Remove the ends of the tendli and make a vertical slit in the middle.
  2. Remove the stalks of the eggplant and make a criss-cross slits in the bottom.
  3. Prepare the Stuffing: In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients listed under stuffing. Mix well, taste and adjust the seasoning.
  4. Stuff the tindora and eggplant with the stuffing. Place the stuffed veggies along with baby potatoes, sweet potatoes and the remaining stuffing in a mixing bowl and mix well.
  5. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the asafoetida and cook for a few seconds.
  6. Add all the vegetables and the stuffing along with ¼cup water. Mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  7. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Serve hot with rotils or even rice.
Gujarati Stuffed Mixed Vegetable Curry

13 comments:

  1. Am ready to finish this ultimate stuffed vegetables just like snacks, fabulous dish Pavani.

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  2. What a beautifully done dish Pavani...I always enjoy these stuffed dishes, great choice..and I enjoy this so much..

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  3. Its very inviting and tempting. Good one.

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  4. Such a simple dish and looks so exotic

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  5. Stuffing veggies with coconut filling sounds very nice. Perfect side for rotis..

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  6. That's one flavorful curry Pavani, goes well with rice or roti.

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  7. This is such a lovely dish. Never tried a melange of stuffed veggies in a curry.

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  8. Almost looks like oondhiyoo and loved the filling too with coconut ! Great pick

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  9. Wow! That is such a lovely medley of stuffed veggies.

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  10. Now can I have that platter..looks heavenly Pavani. Even I am a great fan of Tarla Dalal recipes.

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  11. Yes Pavani, sambhariya is indeed a stuffed vegetable dish. You made it really well. Can I please have the platter for dinner tonight :)

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  12. Sambhariyu must have tasted yummy with that delicious stuffing.Lovely clicks.

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  13. Stuffed veggie curry sounds yummy,great pick for the letter..

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