Veg Bhurji Recipe

Though Paneer Bhurji is more popular and widely known in North India, Veg Bhurji can be a good alternative to this, especially in winter when the market is filled with fresh new vegetables. Cauliflower, cabbage, green peas and capsicum are some of the vegetables that make this dish truly unique and relishing. Here is how you can make Veg Bhurji at home.

Ingredients

• Cauliflower: 400 grams
• Cabbage: 200 grams
• Peas: 1 cup (peeled)
• Capsicum: 2 pieces
• Cheese: 200 grams
• Tomatoes: 2 or 3
• Green chilies: 1 or 2
• Ginger: one inch long
• Yogurt: 100 grams
• Oil: 4 tablespoons
• Cumin: ½ teaspoons
• Black pepper: 10
• Cardamom: 2
• Cloves: 4
• Cinnamon: a small piece
• Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoons
• Coriander Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Cashew Nut: 15
• Raisins: 25
• Coriander Leaves: 1 tablespoon (finely chopped)

Method

1. Wash cauliflowers and cut into large pieces. Put these pieces into salted warm water for 5 minutes and then wash again. Grate these pieces into fine pieces.
2. Wash cabbage and grate it into fine pieces. Peel green peas and wash the pods. Wash capsicum and cut into fine pieces.
3. Grind tomatoes, green chilies and ginger finely. Add yogurt and mix these again. Beat pepper, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon to make them fine grains.
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the peeled peas. Keep the fried peas in a plate.
5. Now fry cabbage and capsicum and keep them in a plate.
6. Now add more oil in the frying pan. Fry cumin till it becomes brown. Add grains of pepper, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Fry a little and add turmeric powder, coriander powder and the paste of tomatoes, green chilies, ginger and yogurt. Stir all these spices and fry them until they are appropriately cooked.
7. Now add grated cauliflower, mix it with the other ingredients and cover the pan with lid. Cook for 2 minutes, then open the lid and add peas, cabbage and capsicum. Also add salt, cashew nut, raisins and chopped coriander leaves. Now cook the vegetable for 5 more minutes or until the water evaporates.
8. Veg Bhurji is ready now. Serve it with chapatti, parantha or rice.