Friday, August 26, 2011

Zucchini Stir Fry and Rice


My Hus fell in love with Zucchini when he had them recently in an Iftar Party here organized by his colleagues. He said, “I had more Zucchini than Chicken”. It was surprise to me as Chicken is his all time favorite. He asked me to try once.

Though it is available plenty in Market, I had never bought them and have no idea how to pick them. So bought whatever the shopkeeper gave. 

My hus wasn’t able to figure out the added ingredients in it except for Tomato and I am not much aware of Middle Eastern cooking. So made this normally like other stir fries. It came out nice. I mixed this with Rice and Zucchini Rice was super. My little one liked it a lot and I have decided to prepare this often.




Ingredients:

Zucchini 250g
Onion (Medium) 1
Tomato (Medium) 1
Chilli powder ½ tsp
Coriander Powder ¾ tsp
Cumin Powder ¼ tsp
Turmeric Powder 1/8 tsp
Asafoetida 2-3 pinch
Cumin Seeds ½ tsp
Urad Dhal ¼ tsp
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

Peel Zucchini’s skin and chop into small cubes. Chop Onions lengthwise. Cut Tomato into four equal pieces.

Method:

Puree the chopped Tomato pieces.

Heat Oil in a Pan. Add Mustard seeds. When they complete popping up, add Urad dhal and chopped Onions and fry till translucent.

Now add Tomato puree and fry till the oil separates. Add chopped Zucchini, all the Powders and Salt. Mix well. Cover with lid and cook till done.

Serves: 2
Serve with Rice and any Kuzhambu/Curry. This can also be served mixing with Rice.

Linking this recipe to Anyone can cook series of Taste of Pearl City.


21 comments:

Sangeetha M said...

Zucchini , i too love that i use to add in my mixed veg kurma/gravy n chutney...this stir fry nice idea n yummy recipe..looks inviting...would like to try :)

Vimitha Durai said...

Looks so easy to make... Will try it soon

Rumana Rawat said...

Very delicious:)

Unknown said...

very nice and healthy recipe!

soujanya said...

simple and healthy one....and ofcourse tasty tooo...

Treat and Trick said...

Never tried this but it looks so yum!

Rani acharyulu said...

Healthy and tasty recipe

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Looks very delicious and quick recipe..

Priya dharshini said...

I never made this,its a Yummy Veggie delight

Sobha Shyam said...

looks very delicious dear, i have never tried zucchini, will surely try this recipe..zucchini rice also sounds like a great idea..
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Malar Gandhi said...

Nice recipe to use up the zucchini' haven't tried them anything diff' other than in salads.

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Nithu said...

Stir fry looks yummy.

kankana said...

I eat zucchini only in salad. This would be a great change .. must try.

Padhu Sankar said...

Quick and healthy recipe

Kalyan said...

Zucchini is one of my favourites anytime...looks delicious.

munchmunchcrunchcrunch said...

dish looks yummy...first time here...following you...hope you will too

sm said...

Very delicious

arthi said...

healthy and delicious stir fry..

Priya Sreeram said...

stir fry looks yum ! must have tasted nice

Hari Chandana P said...

Looks really good and inviting.. thanks for the awesome recipe dear.. Yummy :)
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Hyma said...

First time on your site. am quite new to food blogs. I have a zucchini in my fridge waiting to be used. I usually add in smabhar and it tastes great but would like to try this today! seems like a cool idea...Happy to follow ur blog.

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