- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 1 katori
- Time
- 35 min
- Texture
- Smooth with soft vegetables
- Season
- Spring–summer
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Pitta-pacifying
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curd (dahi), plain | 1 cup + 1 tbsp, lightly sour | 250 g | 1250 g | |
| Water | 1¼ cups | 300 ml | 1500 ml | |
| Ash gourd (petha) | 2 cups cubed | 250 g | 1250 g | |
| Coconut, fresh grated | ½ cup | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Chana dal | 1 tbsp, soaked | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ½ tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Green chilli (optional, deseeded) | ½ | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Coconut oil | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Mustard seeds | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Curry leaves | 8 | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ¾ tsp | 3.5 g | 17.5 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Cook ash gourd in 200 ml water with salt until tender.
Step 2: Grind coconut, soaked chana dal, cumin, ginger and chilli smooth.
Step 3: Add paste to the gourd; simmer 5 minutes; cool slightly.
Step 4: Stir in whisked curd and remaining water; heat gently without boiling.
Step 5: Temper oil, mustard and curry leaves.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
126kcal
Energy
3.7g
Protein
8.7g
Fat
9.2g
Carbohydrate
3.8g
Fibre
0.9g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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