Akakarakaya Fry Recipe | Spiny Gourd Fry
Akakarakaya Fry recipe is one of the healthy nutritious recipes which can be done with minimal ingredients. It has a soft and nutty (it’s seeds) texture which perfectly suits roti. Learn how to make akakarakaya fry recipe with step by step images and appropriate tips and a video.
This recipe needs time to cook so we cook on low to medium flame with the lid covered. As the recipe depicts fry we make use of a wide pan so that most of the veggie sticks to the pan and cooks faster. As it’s a fry recipe at the end of the recipe we cook for 2-5 minutes without a lid to give a dry texture.
Food nutritionists say that we should not skip seasonal vegetables as they have unique flavors and nutritional values. Teasel Gourd is one among the which is available during rainy and monsoon seasons especially in India. This veggie has a good amount of fiber, vitamin A and E.
Most of us avoid eating them because they look like bitter gourd but they are not bitter and when made perfectly you will love eating them.
Tips to make perfect Akakarakaya Fry Recipe:
- Use un-ripe, tender teasel gourd for making this recipe.
- Slice onions into thin and long pieces as this is a fry recipe.
- We can substitute sesame seeds with ground nuts.
- Although it’s a fry recipe, we cook for 10-15 minutes with the lid covered. Once they turn soft, we remove the lid and fry them over medium to high flame to give a dry texture.
- Coriander powder is optional, even if we skip this spice this recipe tastes great.
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Akakarakaya Fry Recipe | Spiny Gourd Fry
Akakarakaya Fry recipe is one of the healthy nutritious recipes which can be done with minimal ingredients. It has a soft and nutty (it's seeds)texture which perfectly suits roti.
Ingredients
- Akakarakaya/ Teasel Gourd/ Spiny Gourd – 500 gms.
- Oil – 4 tbsp.
- Chana dal – ½ tbsp.
- Moong dal – 1 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
- Onions – 1 cup
- Salt – ½ tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
- Fresh coconut – 2 tbsp.
- Garlic cloves – 12-15 No.
- Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp.
- Red chilli powder – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Coriander powder – ½ tbsp.
Instructions
- In a pan heat oil and fry chana dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, moong dal and curry leaves.
- Add onions and fry for a while. Add sliced akakarakaya pieces, close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- Open the lid and sprinkle turmeric powder and salt so that water is released. Set the flame at medium and cook for 10 minutes with lid covered.
- Check for the softness of Teasel Gourd, split the piece with a spatula with gentle force. If it breaks then it’s almost cooked.
- As our recipe is akakarakaya fry, we need to evaporate moisture and make it dry, we need to fry for a minute or two without a lid.
- In a mixer grinder put coconut pieces, sesame seeds, red chilli powder and garlic cloves. Grind for a while and make a coarse paste.
- Put this paste along with coriander powder and mix well.
- Garnish Akakarakaya Fry Recipe with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Recipe Video
How to make Akakarakaya Fry Recipe:
1. Heat oil in a pan, add chana dal, moong dal and mustard seeds.
2. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, onions and saute for a while.
3. Put slit Spiny Gourd and mix well. Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Sprinkle salt, turmeric powder, mix and cook further 10 minutes with lid covered and at medium flame.
5. Open the lid and check whether the pieces are cooked or not. When we slit with a spatula it breaks easily. Now cook for a minute or two without a lid so that extra moisture evaporates.
6. Meanwhile, let’s prepare a spice mix. In a mixer grinder add fresh coconut, garlic cloves, sesame seeds, and red chilli powder.
7. Put spice mix and coriander powder. Mix well and garnish Akakarakaya Fry Recipe with coriander leaves.
