Gullar (Wild Fig) ki Sabzi

Gullar (Wild Fig) ki Sabzi

Ingredients

Wild Indian fig (Gullar) 500 grams
Black gram (kala chana) ½ cup
Potato (aalo) cubed 2 medium
Tomato (tamater) paste 4 table spoon
Ginger (adrakh), grated 1 tea spoon
Coconut (nariyel) paste 2 table spoon
Bay leave(tej patta) 1
Cloves (laung) 2-3
Green cardamom (hari elaichi) 1
Turmeric (haldi) powder ½ tea spoon
Cumin (jeera) powder 1 tea spoon
Red chilli powder (lal mirch) ½ tea spoon
Sugar (chini) 1 tea spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Hot spices (garam masala) powder ½ tea spoon
Mustard oi l(sarso ka tel) 4 table spoon
Fresh coriander (hara dhaniya) chopped 2 table spoon
Cream (malai) 2 tea spoon

Instructions

  1. Soak black grams in water for 3-4 hours.
  2. First take the each fig, peel them roughly and cut into halves.
  3. Now scoop the seed out and clean the figs with water. It will look like small hollow bowl.
  4. Take soaked grams in pressure cooker, add water and boil it. Once done drain water and keep aside.
  5. Then put the figs in a pressure cooker with some water and cook it till it is done (1 whistle). Once done drain water and keep aside.
  6. Heat oil in a pan then fry the potatoes and keep aside.
  7. Add bit more oil if required add cardamom, cloves and bay leaves and let it cook for 30 seconds.
  8. As the cumin start to splutter then add tomato puree, grated ginger and turmeric powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar.
  9. Cook it till oil gets separated. Now add coconut paste and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
  10. Now add fried potatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
  11. Then add the boiled wild fig and grams. Mix well so that all the spices get well coated with the veggies.
  12. Add 1 ½ cup of water let it boil then add and cook in a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
  13. As the gravy thickens add hot spices powder.
  14. When the gravy becomes thick and comes to a coating consistency put off the flame.
  15. Garnish with fresh coriander and drops of fresh cream and serve it hot with rice.

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