Mixed vegetable curry no onion garlic

This is a traditional method of making mixed vegetable curry for Bhogi festival .  This tradition has been there from time immemorial.  Probably , this idea was started to prepare a recipe from the freshly harvested vegetables that are available during Sankranti.

Usually we prepare this as a side dish for for pooris we make on Bhogi day.  Since we live in Tamil Nadu , pooris with Bhogichi bhaji and Venn Pongal ( the traditional and healthy breakfast of Tamil Nadu made with rice , moong dhal and lots of pepper ) is also part of our menu. For festivals onion and garlic are avoided in cooking in our family so this recipe is without onion and garlic.

Bhogichi-Bhaji-recipe-171a.jpg
The vegetables usually used are sweet potato, potato , carrot , cluster beans , flat beans , green beans seeds .  All the vegetables are cooked separately in water boiled in a vessel and not in a pressure cooker because they can become too soft and some of them will not be discrete also owing to the high temperature in the cooker.

A little turmeric powder is also used for cooking.  After the vegetables are cooked completely.  Take the vessel with vegetables with water and keep it aside.

In a vessel that we call vanali , take a little oil and saute with mustard , urad dhal , asafoetida and curry leaves.  Curry leaves are added last after other ingredients fry.

Bhogichi-Bhaji-recipe-171ab.jpg

Soak a ball of tamarind , small and medium sized in water for an half an hour or so before  starting the cooking.  Add the tamarind extract and squeeze the tamarind to get more extract .

Bhogichi-Bhaji-recipe-171ac.jpg

Add a little turmeric powder taking into consideration that we have already added a little while cooking the vegetables.
Bhogi-bhaji-recipe-171a.jpg

For this a home made masala is also needed.  The two table spoons dhania , one table spoon gram dhal , red chillies as required and a little fenugreek are roasted in a little  oil and ground in a mixer.  The masala in the mixie jar is shown in the picture below.

Bhogi-bhaji-recipe-171b.jpg

Add the vegetables cooked already and stir well
Bhogi-bhaji-recipe-171bc.jpg

Add salt to the vegetables
Bhogi-bhaji-recipe-171bd.jpg

Add the home made masala generously four or five spoons are sprinkled on the vegetables

mixed-vegetable-curry-gravy-171a.jpg

We can add little jaggery also , it is optional .  Stir well and cook all the ingredients

mixed-vegetable-curry-gravy-171ac.jpg

After cooking remove the Bhogichi Bhaji or Goth Bhaji as it is called from the stove.  This recipe is usually prepared for Bhogi fesival  and so called Bhogichi Bhaji .  Goth in Marathi means kith and kin.

There was a tradition of all relatives coming to common house , usually the eldest member's house for the festival when this dish is prepared , hence the name.


mixed-vegetable-curry-gravy-171ae.jpg

The dish is ready to be served with poori or roti.

mixed-vegetable-curry-gravy-171ai.jpg

If we feel that the gravy is dilute , usually it is not with so many vegetables we can dissolve rice flour in the water used to cook the vegetables , initially and then add to the gravy to increase the concentration.

Happy Bhogi ! Happy Sankranti !

Popular posts from this blog

Small rangoli with dots

9 dots or pulli kolangal

Easy rangoli designs - beginners

Easy rangoli for beginners 2

Ratha saptami festival details muggulu