SUMMER SPECIAL MENU: BENGALI PARWAL CURRY

Summer Special Recipe : Bengali Parwal Curry (Pure Veg)

Ingredients :

1. With out skin Potatoes cube: 100 gm

2. Peeled Parwal (chopped the parwal in 2 pieces ): 300 gm

3. Whole red chilies : 5 gm

4. Whole cumin seed : 1/2 teaspoon

5. Bay leaves: 5 gm

6. Ginger paste: 2 teaspoon

7. Tomato puree: 1/2 cup

8. Coriander+Cumin+Red chili+Turmeric powder ( Mixed with water) :3 teaspoon

9. Cinnamon +Cardamom + clove (half dust): 1 teaspoon

10. Cashew nut paste: 3 teaspoon

11. Salt& Sugar: As per taste

12. Rice bran oil: 3 teaspoon

13. Water: 1 cup small

Processing:

On a low to medium flame heat 3 teaspoon rice bran oil in a pan and let it come to its smoking point >Reduce the flame then add parwal the pieces, fry them until it becomes golden, just need to fry them till they are almost cooked. Then remove them from the pan.>Now add the potatoes  cube from the same pan and stirring them for 5 minutes until it becomes golden till they are almost cooked. Then remove them from the pan.>In the same oil now add cumin seed, red chilies , bay leaves and  Cinnamon +Cardamom + clove (half dust).Fry them till you get an aroma just ,for a minute.>Reduce the flame and add ginger paste and add tomato puree and stir it well till you get an aroma just ,for a minute.>After that add Coriander+Cumin+Red chili+Turmeric powder ( Mixed with water). Mixed and saute for a minute on low flame .>After that add cashew nut paste and saute it for another 1 minute.>Now add fried parwal and potatoes and add sugar , salt as per taste, mix them well>Add 1/2 Cup water, mix well.>Cover the pan with lid , Leave it on low flame and cook until the curry thickness and oil begins to separate.>Turn off the flame.>Now serve Bengali parwal curry with chapaties, parathas or steamed rice. You can garnish with some coriander leaves also while serving.

Nutritional Facts:

Parwal is most common, cheap and has full of nutritional benefits like blood purifier, reduce common cold and flu, improve digestion, lots of fibers with antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin C.

It can helps to reduce constipation , it helps to control blood sugar level and reduce cholesterol. One of the best part of Parwal is to reduce obesity. As a tender vegetable like parwal contains water and low in calories so one can eat this vegetable based curries with no doubt to reduce his/her body weight. 

                                                                                 

 So try this dish and stay healthy and fit.