Shalgam ka bharta recipe – how to make shalgam ka bharta recipe
Turnip is a very healthy root vegetable full of nutrients. Turnip is rich in calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium, vitamin C.
Ingredients :
- Turnips -250 gms
- Tomatoes – 2
- Green Chilies -1
- Green Peas – 1 cup
- Green coriander – finely chopped
- Oil -2 to 3 tablespoon
- Asafoetida – 1/2 pinch
- Cumin seeds -1/2 teaspoon
- Ginger paste -1 teaspoon
- Lemon – 1/2
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Coriander powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Red Chili Powder -1/2 teaspoon
- Garam masala -1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
Method :
- Peel turnip and washed and dried. Chopped it into 1/2 inch piece.
- Put cooker to heat add 2 tsp oil in it.
- When hot, reduce flame and half cumin seeds, half asafoetida, 1/2 tsp ginger paste, half turmeric powder, half coriander powder.
- Slightly roast it.
- Add chopped turnip, red chili powder, salt and add 1/4 cup water to it.
- Mix it and close the lid of the cooker. Increase the flame and cook the turnip till a single whistle.
- After the whistle reduces the flame. let the turnip boil on low flame for 5 minutes.
- Make tomato, green chili, and ginger paste.
- For masala for the bharta, Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan and let it heat. then add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, and ginger paste slightly roast spices, and add tomato paste.
- Keep flame medium and stir. Add coriander powder, red chili powder in the masala.
- Stire and roast well till oil separates. Stir and roast at regular intervals.
- Add peas to tomato masala and cover and cook it on medium flame till peas cooked. Add 1 tsp sugar(optional). Add salt.
- Turnip(Shalgum) is boiled well in 5 minutes. Open the lid of cook after the pressure escapes, mash well.
- Mix it to the masala, take 1/4 tsp garam masala to add it.
- Add a little green coriander. Mix all ingredients well. Cover and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes. Keep the medium flame.
- After 3 minutes bharta is ready, add 1/2 tsp lemon juice to it.
- Mix and take it out in a bowl. mouth drooling Shalgum bharta is ready.
- Garnish with green Coriander.
- Serve it with Chapati, Parantha, naan, or rice. It is sufficient for 3 to 4 members.
