Mild luffa curry

Mild luffa curry

Luffa

Brief introduction to luffa vegetable is found in blog post “Luffa squash soup”

Luffa is a versatile vegetable and you can make many different dishes out of it.

Today I am going to make a mild curry that can be taken with rice or bread.

                                 Recipe summary
                                           For
                                Mild luffa curry
1. Peel the luffa with a potato peeler. Slice into ½ inch cubes. Slice 1 leek lengthwise into half inch slices.

Luffa

Peeling Luffa

2. In a large saucepan or a wok heat 3 tablespoon vegetable oil. When the oil is hot add 1 onion chopped coarsely, 10 curry leaves chopped, 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ inch ginger chopped fine and 3 cloves garlic sliced thinly and fry for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Ingredients

4. Add 1 green chili seeded sliced thinly and leek pieces and fry for 3 minutes.

5. Add luffa pieces and fry for 5 minutes.
Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and ½ teaspoon salt and fry for 2 minutes.

Mild luffa curry

6.Add 1 cup coconut milk, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder, stir well and cook for 2 minutes.



Mild luffa curry is ready.

                                 

                    Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

                   

Preparation time: 30minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Ingredients for Mild Luffa curry

Main

1 luffa sliced into ½ inch cubes
Others

1 leek sliced lengthwise into half inch slices.

1 onion chopped coarsely

10 curry leaves chopped

3 cloves garlic sliced thinly

1 green chili seeded sliced thinly

1  cup coconut milk

½ teaspoon salt

½ inch ginger chopped fine

3 tablespoon vegetable oil of your choice
Spices

1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

Preparation

Peel the luffa with a potato peeler. Slice into ½ inch cubes.

Peeling Luffa

Luffa slit lengthwise and seeds are being removed

Slice into ½ inch cubes.

Slicing luffa

Method
In a large saucepan or a wok heat the oil. When the oil is hot add onion, curry leaves, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic and fry for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Frying onion

Add green chili and leek pieces and fry for 3 minutes.

Leek added

Add luffa pieces and fry for 5 minutes.

Add turmeric powder and salt and fry for 2 minutes.

Luffa is boiling

Add coconut milk, salt and pepper powder, stir well and cook for 2 minutes.

The curry is ready.

Serve the curry with rice of bread.

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Finished mild luffa curry