Saturday, 5 July 2025

GAJBAJE /Mix vegetable curry


Gajbage  is a traditional konkani  dish  prepared  using Monsoon vegetables like  Bamboo shoots,  Colocasia leaves (chembila), mangalore cucumber,  jackfruit seeds, yam, beans etc.  This is mostly prepared on the day of Ashada Ekadashi. Today people who are fasting eat no garlic Onion dishes.


Ingredients

Taro leaves (small and tender) - 20-25 

Bamboo shoot  pieces.  1/4 cup            

Yam  pieces                  -    1/2 cup (cubed) 

Yellow cucumber piece  1 cup           

Jackfruit seeds            10                       

Potato (medium size)  1               

Coconut  grated.     1 cup   

Coriander seeds.      2tsp                         

Urad dal                      3tsp                                       Tamarind/hog plum  2-3               

Dried red chilli     10-12                 

Mustard seeds   1tsp

curry leaves.

Method

Remove the hard stem on the back of the taro leaves and make them into knots or  chop them.

Pressure cook yam, potato, yellow cucumber, taro leaves, crushed Hog plums, bambooshoot, jackfruit seeds and salt. Cook for 3 or 4 whistles. 

Fry dried red chillies and keep aside.

Roast coriander seeds in a little oil for  few seconds then add urad dal, fry until they turn light brown.

Grind the roasted items along with coconut  into a rough paste. Add this paste to the cooked vegetables. Bring it to boil for a  few minutes. Give tadka of mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Serve hot with Kotto,  idli or with steamed rice.

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