Zucchini Poriyal Recipe
Zucchini Poriyal is a very simple stir fry recipe prepared with zucchini ,fresh coconut and tempered with few spices in Indian style
Servings 2
Calories 163kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini (about 1-5-2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- 3 dry red chillies
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- a pinch asafetida (hing)
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2-3 tablespoon shredded coconut (fresh or frozen)
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in a pan, temper with mustard seeds ,cumin seeds ,red chillies and let it splutter for few seconds.
- Add in the curry leaves ,asafetida(hing) and saute for another 30 secs
- Add the chopped onion and saute till the onions are translucent and light brown.Takes appx 2 minutes.
- Next add the diced zucchini, salt and stir-fry on medium low flame till they soft and cooked.Turn off the gas and sprinkle shredded coconut and combine well.
- Serve the Zucchini Poriyal(Zucchini Stir Fry with fresh coconut) along with Rice and rasam.
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Zucchini needs to be fresh and firm.Also check the taste of zucchini before cooking it, some of them might be bitter in the taste.
- Zucchini should be diced into small pieces for this stir fry recipe.
- You can skip onions in this recipe.
- Zucchini contains 95% of water hence no need to add water while cooking, cook it on low flame.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 884IU | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg