Oriya Style Ambila Recipe-Sweet & Spicy Mixed Vegetable Sabzi
A vegetarian Oriya Recipes recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into cubes, mooli/ mullangi (radish) - cut into cubes, colocasia root (arbi) - cut into cubes. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
23 steps- 1
To begin making Ambila Recipe, in a bowl, mix curd/dahi and besan
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1/4 cup) - 2
Add 4 teaspoons of water and mix well to make sure there are no lumps in it
- 3
Next, dissolve the tamarind pulp in 3-4 teaspoons of warm water and keep aside
tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 4
Alternatively, you can also soak 20 grams or lemon sized tamarind in hot water and squeeze out the tamarind pulp
gram flour (besan)(1 teaspoon)tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 5
Place a pan on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon oil
- 6
Add the tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes are soft
tomato - finely choppes(1) - 7
Remove the tomatoes and keep aside
tomato - finely choppes(1) - 8
To the same pan add all the other vegetables, except drumstick and saute for a couple of minutes
drumstick - cut into 2 inch(1 pieces) - 9
Turn off the flame and keep aside
- 11
In a large vessel, add 5 cups of water and boil all the sauteed vegetables along with drum stick and tomatoes with turmeric powder and salt
tomato - finely choppes(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - as per your taste - 12
When the vegetables are half cooked (takes about 10 minutes), add the besan and yogurt mixture
- 13
Mix well
- 14
Next add the tamarind water and give it all a good mix
tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 15
Let the vegetables cook properly in a medium flame
- 16
When the vegetables are cooked completely, switch off the flame
- 17
In a tadka pan, heat up 2 tablespoons of oil
- 18
Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat and add panch phoran masala
panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon) - 19
When the masala starts to turn aromatic, add chopped garlic, whole dried red chillies and curry leaves
red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2)sprig curry leaves(2)panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 20
Sauté until the garlic turns to golden brown colour
cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 21
New add red chilli powder to the tadka pan, mix well and immediately pour this tempering to the cooked vegetables
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 22
Mix the tadka well with the cooked vegetables and transfer into a serving bowl
kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)mooli/ mullangi (radish) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)colocasia root (arbi) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)carrot (gajjar) - cut into cubes(1)bhindi (lady finger/okra) - cut into small(2 pieces)drumstick - cut into 2 inch(1 pieces) - 23
Ambila is ready to be served
- 24
Serve Ambila along with Steamed Rice and a dollop of Ghee for a perfect weekday lunch
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Oriya Style Ambila Recipe-Sweet & Spicy Mixed Vegetable Sabzi
A vegetarian Oriya Recipes recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into cubes, mooli/ mullangi (radish) - cut into cubes, colocasia root (arbi) - cut into cubes. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
23 steps- 1
To begin making Ambila Recipe, in a bowl, mix curd/dahi and besan
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1/4 cup) - 2
Add 4 teaspoons of water and mix well to make sure there are no lumps in it
- 3
Next, dissolve the tamarind pulp in 3-4 teaspoons of warm water and keep aside
tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 4
Alternatively, you can also soak 20 grams or lemon sized tamarind in hot water and squeeze out the tamarind pulp
gram flour (besan)(1 teaspoon)tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 5
Place a pan on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon oil
- 6
Add the tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes are soft
tomato - finely choppes(1) - 7
Remove the tomatoes and keep aside
tomato - finely choppes(1) - 8
To the same pan add all the other vegetables, except drumstick and saute for a couple of minutes
drumstick - cut into 2 inch(1 pieces) - 9
Turn off the flame and keep aside
- 11
In a large vessel, add 5 cups of water and boil all the sauteed vegetables along with drum stick and tomatoes with turmeric powder and salt
tomato - finely choppes(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - as per your taste - 12
When the vegetables are half cooked (takes about 10 minutes), add the besan and yogurt mixture
- 13
Mix well
- 14
Next add the tamarind water and give it all a good mix
tamarind paste(1 teaspoon) - 15
Let the vegetables cook properly in a medium flame
- 16
When the vegetables are cooked completely, switch off the flame
- 17
In a tadka pan, heat up 2 tablespoons of oil
- 18
Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat and add panch phoran masala
panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon) - 19
When the masala starts to turn aromatic, add chopped garlic, whole dried red chillies and curry leaves
red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2)sprig curry leaves(2)panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 20
Sauté until the garlic turns to golden brown colour
cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 21
New add red chilli powder to the tadka pan, mix well and immediately pour this tempering to the cooked vegetables
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 22
Mix the tadka well with the cooked vegetables and transfer into a serving bowl
kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)mooli/ mullangi (radish) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)colocasia root (arbi) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into cubes(1/4 cup)carrot (gajjar) - cut into cubes(1)bhindi (lady finger/okra) - cut into small(2 pieces)drumstick - cut into 2 inch(1 pieces) - 23
Ambila is ready to be served
- 24
Serve Ambila along with Steamed Rice and a dollop of Ghee for a perfect weekday lunch
Rate this recipe
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