Vegetable curry from Rajasthani cuisine is a blend of unique vegetables. Raw tomato and long cucumber along with a medley of other vegetables and spices makes a tasty side dish.
The love for trying different dishes from various cuisines landed me to this dish which I had jotted in my book many years back. Yes, a crazy soul, who loves to save these. We had raw tomatoes and thus made this and it was good.
Raw tomatoes are still available and hope you will try making it. I loved the fact that rare veggies as long cucumber and raw tomato are used in it. Moreover, it is a no onion garlic recipe. This vegetable curry pairs well with any Indian flat bread.
I had earlier shared a chutney using raw tomato, it stays good for 2-3 days if refrigerated.
Vegetable Curry | Rajasthani cuisine
Ingredients:
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/4 kilogram raw tomato
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 capsicum
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander seed powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- salt
Method:
- Peel and cut the cucumber into small cubes.
- Cut raw tomato and capsicum into small pieces.
- Take oil in a pan, add cumin, asafoetida, turmeric powder to it. Put capsicum and peas to it, let cook for sometime.
- Now add raw tomato and cucumber pieces, mix and let cook on a low flame until the moisture is absorbed completely.
- Add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Mix it well.
- Finally, sprinkle garam masala and give a stir.
- Vegetable Curry is now ready to serve.
Take a tip:
- Check the bitterness of the cucumber. Otherwise, it may spoil the dish.
- Use raw tomatoes, not the slightly ripened ones.
- Use fresh green peas. if it is not available, use the frozen ones.
- Quantity of capsicum may be increased to three.
- Capsicum of the larger variety are not spicy and ideal for cooking.
Vegetable Curry
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/4 kg raw tomato
- 1/2 cup green peas
- 2 capsicum
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seed
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- salt
Instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of the cucumber, cut it into cubes.
- Cut capsicum and raw tomato into small pieces.
- Take oil in a pan, add cumin, asafoetida and turmeric powder to it. Put capsicum and peas to it, let cook for sometime.
- Now add raw tomato and cucumber pieces, mix and let cook on a low flame until the moisture is absorbed completely.
- Add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Mix it well.
- Finally, sprinkle garam masala and give a stir.
- Vegetable Curry is now ready to serve.
Notes
- Use fresh green peas, if they are not available use frozen ones.
- Check bitterness of cucumber. Otherwise, it may spoil the dish.
- Use firm, raw tomatoes.
- One can increase the quantity of capsicum to three.
A few other Rajasthani dishes that I have on the blog are all easy to make Moong Dal Bada, Imli Ka Amlana, Gatte ki Sabzi
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That is such an interesting curry with cucumber and raw tomato. It must have tasted amazing with all the spices. Thank you for sharing this traditional dish with us.
This vegetable curry served as side dish from Rajasthani cuisine sounds so flavourful and delicious.
The unique blend of vegetables like raw tomato and long cucumber along with a medley of other vegetables is a wonderful way to combine many vegetables in a go. Lovely share.
A vegetable curry with cucumber and raw tomatoes sounds totally interesting. This is so apt to go with a couple of nice rotis…
I love the addition of raw tomato…sounds delicious and I’m sure it must have tasted great!! Just need a few rotis to polish off this curry…Yummy share 😋
Ahaaa different one jaya . This sounds so flavourful and delicious. use of cucumber with raw tomatoes seems much interesting i will surely try sometime for sure !
What a delicious and flavourful curry, cucumber and raw tomatoes an interesting combination. I must make with hot phulka.
What a lovely curry this is! I am always in hunt for recipes with cucumber as they grow in abundance in our backyard. I love this flavorful curry and will be definitely making it soon.
This is such a simple and delicious curry to make. I love such flavorful dishes.
A totally different kind of vegetable. Now I know what I will be making with the large quantity of cucumbers I have in my fridge. An easy to make sabji and with basic spices.
Wow! I love the way the cucumber is cooked here. Totally different from the traditional style in Karnataka. Thanks, Jayashree I think this Rajasthani-style vegetable curry will get made this week.
Using cucumber in a curry is really interesting. Loved this rajasthani curry which is certainly a medley of flavors and texture .
bookmarking this recipe. very unique and sounds delish. didn’t know this cucumber dish that too from the dry state of Rajasthan !
An absolutely useful recipe that I can literally meal prep for the week. I ma so glad you posted this recipe as it will make many meals easier for me.
I love Rajastani cuisine and this spicy mixed vegetable preparation looks so good. Pairs well with rotis. A glass of chaas would be lovely to complete it.