Indian Spiced Puree of Courgettes (Gooda Bartha)

Servings: 10

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Vegetable Dishes [/dishes/vegetable-dishes/] Zucchini (Courgette) [/dishes/vegetable-dishes/zucchini/]

🧂 Ingredients

1 Cut off the stalk, peel, cut in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds. Cut
into 7 cm square pieces, trim the edges and wash in cold water.
2 Place into boiling salted water, bring back to the boil, skim and simmer gently
for 5 minutes.
3 Remove from the water with a spider and drain on a cloth and pass through a
sieve.
4 Fry 1 tsp cumin seeds and 1 tsp mustard seeds in 25 ml oil or ghee until the
seeds crackle.
5 Add 2 1/2 oz chopped onion and 3 sliced, fresh green chillies, the mashed
courgette and 1/4 tsp chilli powder and cook until most of the moisture has
evaporated.
6 Serve in a vegetable dish, marked trellis-fashion.