Achari Turai Recipe
Achari Turai is a delicious Indian sabzi made with ridge gourd (or sponge gourd), achari masala (a pickling spice mix), and other simple ingredients. Serve it with roti or paratha.
Here are some more recipes using achari spice mix that you may like: Achari Aloo, Achari Bhindi Masala, and Achari Gobhi.
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About Achari Turai
Achari Turai is a delicious sabzi made with sponge gourd, achari masala (a blend of Indian pickling spices), and a few other simple ingredients.
It is spicy, tangy, and bursting with delicious pickle flavors.
Achari turai comes together in under 30 minutes, making it perfect for everyday meals with phulka, tawa paratha, or a simple dal chawal.
Ingredients
Turai – There are two varieties of turai available in Indian grocery stores: Ridge Gourd and Sponge Gourd. You can use any of these to make this sabji.
Achari Masala Powder – I prefer to use fresh, homemade Achari Masala Powder, but if you are short on time, you can use store-bought.
Spice Powders – Achari turai recipe uses basic spice powders such as turmeric powder and Kashmiri red chili powder.
Others – You will also need a few simple everyday ingredients such as mustard oil, onions, green chilies, salt, fresh tomatoes, freshly squeezed lime juice, and cilantro (fresh coriander leaves).
You can replace mustard oil with canola oil or ghee.
Adjust the green chilies as per your taste.
You can also add ¼ cup of soaked chana dal (Bengal gram) and make a new popular version, Achari Turai Chana Dal.
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Achari Turai Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds turai (ridge gourd or sponge gourd) (1kg)
- 3 tablespoons mustard oil (or any other cooking oil)
- 1 cup thinly sliced onions
- 2 green chilies (slit into halves)
- 2 tablespoons achari masala
- 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Peel the turai using a vegetable peeler and rinse it with water.
- Cut the turai into ½-inch pieces using a knife.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add onions and fry until they turn slightly brown in color (6-8 minutes), stirring frequently.
- Add green chilies and achari masala and fry for 20-30 seconds, stirring continuously.
- Add turai, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt and mix well.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the turai is slightly cooked. Stir a few times while cooking.
- Add tomatoes and cover and cook until turai is nicely cooked (6-8 minutes).
- Add lime juice and mix well.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.
What is the Achari masala made of
There is a link for the Achari masala in the post Komal. Go to it and you will get the recipe.
The curry looks very tempting. Amazing recipe Neha:)
Thnx Nandita