tasteofbihar: Kathal Aloo Sabji

Sunday 17 February 2013

Kathal Aloo Sabji

Kathal Aloo Sabji (Jackfruit Potato vegetable curry) is a very tasty and delicious dish of Bihar. Though a fruit, Jackfruit is cooked as vegetable when it is unripe. It is so delicious that many a times it substitutes non vegetarian dishes. It is best had with rice but you can have it with roti or Paratha also.

Ingredients:

Kathal 250 gm, Potato 2 Pcs, Onion 1 chopped, paste of onion 2 table spoons, garlic 1 tea spoon, ginger 1 tea spoon, 1 tea spoon garam masala powder, Dhaniya(coriander) powder 1 tea spoon, jeera (cumin) powder 1 tea spoon, black pepper powder half spoon, red chili powder 1 tea spoon, turmeric powder 1 tea spoon, Oil 4 table spoon, salt to taste.

Procedure:

Boil the Kathal and Potato, cut into pieces and keep aside.

Heat oil in kadai, put 2 pieces of tejpatta and chopped onion and fry till it becomes brown. Add salt, paste of garlic, ginger and onion, haldi powder 1 spoon and other powders except garam masala and cook on medium flame till the spices are cooked. Now add Kathal and Potato pieces and again cook till oil starts oozing out.

Add water to make curry and allow it to boil. Add 1 spoon garam masala and stop when the curry has reached desired thickness. Garnish the curry with green coriander leaves .

The delicious Bihari dish, Kathal Aloo Sabji (Jackfruit and Potato vegetable curry) is now ready to serve and can be had with rice, roti or Paratha.