Undhiyu
Gujarati Cuisine: Main Course
Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, Gujarat, India. Can be cooked with multiple ways, here we have share less oil Undhiyu. Undhiyu is special dish for Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan.
Cooking Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Preparation Time: Not Needed
Level Of Cooking: Medium
Serving: For 8 to 10 persons
How To Cook:
Step 1: Peel the surface of potato, sweet potato and yam. Cut them into medium sized pieces.Fry these pieces in oil and keep aside.
Step 2: Mix gram flour and wheat flour(coarse) in a bowl.Add salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, sugar, coriander and cumin powder and 3 tablespoon oil to it. Mix it well.
Step 3: Thoroughly wash fenugreek leaves and finely chop them. Add it to the mixture.
Step 4: Add little water and make a dough out of the mixture.
Step 5: Make small cylindrical balls out of the dough. Fry them till reddish and keep aside.
Step 6: Mix chopped co
...riander leaves, coriander and cumin powder, Indian spices blend(garam masala),coarsely grinded sesame seeds,groundnut powder, ginger and green chilly paste, soda bi-carb and salt in a bowl.
Step 7: Cut baby eggplant horizontally and vertically and stuff the above mixture.
Step 8: Add 100gm oil in a big vessel. When the oil gets hot on a medium flame,add asafoetida powder and whole red chillies to it.
Step 9: Add pigeon peas and indian flat beans to it. When half cooked, add the stuffed baby eggplant to it.
Step 10: When the mixture is cooked, add fried pieces of potato, sweetpotato, yam and fenugreek balls to it.Stir well
Step 11: Add chopped coriander,ginger chilly paste,coarsely grinded sesame seeds,grated coconut,finely chopped green garlic,turmeric powder, cumin & coriander powder, indian spices blend(garam masala) and salt to the mixture. Stir it well.
Step 12: Allow it to cook on low flame for 5 to 6 minutes.
Step 13: When the oil starts sperating from the mixture, turn off the flame.
Step 14: Garnish it with grated coconut and finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.
Note: If you want to add tomotaoes, finely chop the tomatoes and add the in the mixture with other vegetables while cooking.
Kaywords: Undhiyu, Undhiyo, Undhiyu, Less Oil Undhiyu, Gujarati Undhiyu, Oondhiya
For Queen's Kitchen, Recipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya
For Queen's KitchenRecipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya