Easy Zucchini Garlic Sabji
Dear Husband’s perpetual complaint is that the vegetables here in the United States, especially Zucchini have a sweetish taste to them and accents even more when cooked. He complains that it tends to ruin the taste of the dish and tends to steer clear from that vegetable. I on the other hand love it; and also being the sweet toothed person can never understand what the plight is all about. I eat hot and spicy food too, but also like the sweetish taste the vegetables have to offer when cooked.
“Oh no, look what happened, I mistook Zucchini for a cucumber and bought it again” I said.
“Yeah right, you need to come up with a better story than that” he said
Wonder why he doesn’t buy my cucumber theory anymore! J
Speaking of which, the food blogosphere has been raining cats and dogs with awards and I am thankful to Vanamala of My Kitchen World and Seema of My Randap for passing this award to me.
“Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”
I would like to pass on this award to: Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen, Bhags of Crazy Curry and Kamini of Bubbling-Cauldron.
Ingredients
2 medium Zucchini
4-5 garlic peeled pods
Salt
mustard seeds
Turmeric
Chilli powder
Oil
Preparation:
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Dice the zucchini in half-moon shapes ( Actually any shape is fine as long as it is small)
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Heat oil in a kadai and then add the mustard seeds. Once they splutter add garlic and fry until brown.
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Add the diced zucchini and crank up the heat a bit. Add salt and fry for a bit.
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Zucchini tends to leave lot of water while cooking, so no additional water is necessary to cook this.
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When nearly cooked add turmeric and chilli powder. Adjust taste.
Serve hot with rice, rotis or phulkas.
That’s awesome, Red Chillies. I love that cucumber excuse! *laugh* This is a great and easy dish. A nice change up from my usual poriyal, too. Thanks! 🙂
Easy and yummy recipe, good one RC!:)
Enjoy the award too.
RC, we love courgettes(zucchinis) …that’s a lovely way to enjoy them.
Nice cucumber excuse!!! Zucchini ia a great veg, i too like it. Liked this simple & easy upkari.
I love zucchini made like this.
Good excuse (while it worked of course) 🙂 I’ve never made zucchini like this but to make my husband eat, I tend to roast it along with other veggies like yellow squash, carrots, garlic, onion and bell peppers and serve that like a panini or toss with pasta.
Must try this for myself though.
Thanks Kalai 🙂 You know my trick don’t you ?
Thanks so much Asha.
Thanks Sunita. I did not know that they were called courgettes.
Thanks Seema.
Thanks Happy Cook.
Thanks Laavanya. I am famous for making up excuses 🙂 Loved your idea of roasting.
Never tried zucchini ,combo of garlic and zucchini would be great, looks delecious
Love the way you cooked the zucchini. Thanks for giving the easy recipe. Looks so yummy!
Looks tempting.. will try this recipe soon.. Congrats on your awards!
Thank you, RC for the award. Really appreciate it.
simple and mouthwatering recipe
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oh wow! the sabzi looks really good…. And congratulations on your well deserved award!
Wow the dish looks interesting and simple ot make.Will have to try it out.Thanks for the recipe.
That is one quick dish with Zucchini. I am neutral where Zucchini is concerned but I tend to buy it a lot because it is readily available. I grill Zucchini with a just bit of salt and sambhar powder and for some reason that tastes better. try it on your DH 🙂
🙂 Lovely excuse for buying zucchinis… the dish looks great, but I am with your husband on this one… 🙂 I love them crispy…
We love zucchinnis as well..and garlic along with it would be a refresher….
Congrats on the award..
Zucchini is one of my all-time favorite veggies! I wish I had some to cook up right now. I just cooked up a batch of zucchini muffins made with shredded zucchini and pineapple which are nearly all gone already LOL! I am a total newbie at gardening. In fact, I am just beginning my very first vegetable garden in years. A neighbor swears by Espoma Plant Food which is very reasonably priced online at
http://www.homeandbeyond.com/index.html I have bought other gardening items from this website and have been quite happy. I need all the tools and help I can find! A day without zucchini is just bland!
Aida
Hi there,
I was casually goggling my blog name along with my own name to see what came up… and I was so pleasantly surprised to see that an award showed up. I am so sorry I have not acknowledged this earlier. Do forgive me and thanks a million for the award. Shall make sure I pass it on forward.
Cheers
Kamini
Hi Rc,
Your zucchini sabji looks yummy!
I have also been very curious about zucchini and ways to use it in our cooking. So I tried out a simple bhaji/sabji with it. It came out really well. Here’s the link to it. My Scrawls
Please do take a look when you find time… would be happy to receive your comments 🙂
Just tried this recipe. A simple and tasty recipe. The browned garlic dissolves in the zucchini liquids to yield a savory gravy.
Thanks for this sabji! I liked its “bones” but I have a potato-loving hubby so I added cubed potatoes and a bit of chopped onion when I added the zucchini. Fried it up for a bit, covered it and then put it on low with a small amount of water. Also, sprinkled a small amount of sugar. It turned out wonderfully. And it was a pretty easy way to get more vegetables into the hubby.
Thanks for trying this and loved the variation you made!
Glad you didn’t mind my variation! As the wife of a Beng, the potato has to be over there always!