Spiced Zucchini
This is a vegetarian Pakistani recipe. Zucchinis simmered with onion, tomatoes and yoghurt in a fragrant mix of spices. This dish is traditionally served with chapati but you can serve it with rice as well.
Ingredients
Serves: 5
- 4 tablespoons (80ml) vegetable oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 6 medium zucchinis, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 250ml water
- 2 teaspoons chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3 whole cloves
- 7 whole peppercorns
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tablespoons plain yoghurt
Directions
Preparation:5min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:20min
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and sauté the onion until golden, about 5 minutes.
- Add zucchinis, garlic, salt, water, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander, cloves, peppercorns, tomatoes and yoghurt and combine thoroughly.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Nice and refreshing. I made a vegan version using 1 tbsp plain toffutti, 1/4 cup soy milk and 1tbsp coconut powder - 29 Nov 2013
Quite a nice side dish. Thanks for the recipe. - 30 Apr 2011
We enjoyed the mix of flavours in this dish, and found the texture of the zucchini delightful. We found that the flavours bloomed in the refrigerator: the dish improved with age. - 29 Sep 2008