Zucchini Curry Dish

Zucchini Curry Dish

This is a variation of a zucchini dish I have cooked many times, learnt from a chef whilst working as a kitchen hand during my uni days.

Disclaimer: This is where I need to reveal my untrained cooking skills. If you have a better method then use that method.

 

Recipe:

 

1 large or two smaller zucchini
1 small onion
1 small to medium tomato (or 1/2 tin of 440gm tomato)
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1teaspoon of garlic paste or 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
2  teaspoon curry powder
1 small green chilli chopped
1/2 teaspoon of cummin either seed or ground
1 curry leaf
1/2 cup of water
seasoning to taste

Method:

Cut zucchini either in strips (julienne style) or other style you may prefer. Dice onion and tomato.

Heat frying pan. Saute garlic and onion with some oil for about 1 minute. Add tomato and simmer for approximately 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan into a side dish.

Add a tablespoon of oil to frying pan and lightly cook cummin seed/powder for 1/2 a minute. Add curry powder, chopped green chili and curry leaf and cook lightly for 1/2 a minute. Add the chopped zucchini, coat with curry and oil in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and tomato mix to the pan together with the tomato paste and mix well. Cook for about 3 minutes. Gradually add the water to the pan and allow the sauce to thicken over several minutes. Add salt to taste.

You can either keep the zucchini crunchy and cook with less or no water or use the water allowing it too cook more and create some curry style sauce with the dish. You can also add yogurt at this stage depending on taste.If you like chilli you could also add more chilli.