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Dodkyachi Bhaji (Ridge Gourd/Turai or Torai Subji)

Dodka(Ridge Gourd/Turai or Torai) is a seasonal vegetable available through late summers and monsoon. It can be prepared in many ways and tastes good whichever way it is prepared. Ridge gourd has many nutritional and health benefits and must be surely included in your diet. It is high in fibre, vitamins and minerals. Some people remove the ridges and then use the vegetable. In Maharashtra, the ridges are used too, to make a chutney with onions and groundnuts and this chutneys is delicious. As the ridges are also nutritious, most people remove them, grind or pound them fine and use it in the vegetable. Here, I am sharing Dodka/Turai bhaji/subji with onion and groundnut masala. You can make dodka with daal too and it is called daal dodka in Marathi. You can also make Dodka curry with the basic curry masala.

Ingredients

Ridge Gourd – 250n gms

Onions – 2 medium sized

Garlic- 10-12 cloves

Coriander – 5-6 sprigs

Roasted groundnut powder – 100 gms

Kolhapuri Kaala/Kanda Lasun Masala – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder – ½ teaspoon

Salt – As per taste

Oil – 2-3 tablespoons

Water – approx 2-3 cups

Method

Wash the ridge gourds and peel off the ridges. Grind the ridges in the chutney jar and set aside. Cut the ridge gourd into 2-3 inch long pieces and slit in the middle. Chop onions, garlic and coriander finely and mix all well with the masala powders, salt and oil. Add the ground paste of ridges also to this mix. Now fill this mixture in the slit ridge gourd pieces and place in a kadahi or a non stick pan. Add water and cover with a lid and cook on medium flame for about 10 minutes. Remove lid, stir and cook till the ridge gourd softens. Once you see the oil floating at the top, remove from fire and dodkyachi bhaji is ready to be served. It tastes equally good with chapati, rice or jowar (shorghum) roti.

Note – If Kolhapuri Kaala Masala is not available, substitute with garam masala+red chilly powder.
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