Suran ki sabzi and jowar roti make for a tasty and healthy meal. Chef Kunal Kapur shares the step-by-step recipe.
Preparation Time
10-20 Min
Cooking Time
12-15 Min
Meal Type
main course
Difficulty
MEDIUM
For Suran Ki Sabzi
2 cups diced elephant foot yam
water as required
rock salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee
1 black cardamom
6-7 cloves
3-4 green cardamom
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 cup curd
rock salt to taste
1 cup mashed tomato
1/2 cup green peas
water as required
freshly chopped coriander leaves
For Jowar Roti
1 cup sorghum flour
pinch of rock salt
water as required
1-2 tsp ghee
Chop the elephant foot yam (suran) into small cubes and add it to a pressure cooker along with rock salt and water as required. Pressure cook for 1 whistle and turn off the heat. allow the pressure to release naturally.
Heat a saucepan with 2 tbsp ghee, add black cardamom, cloves, green cardamom, and 1 tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp coriander powder.
Add ½ cup curd and mix. Add rock salt as per taste and add 1 cup mashed tomato and let it cook.
Remove the boiled suran from the pressure cooker, drain the excess water and let it cool for 4-5 mins until it turns hard.
Add the cooked suran cubes, ½ cup green peas and water as required in the masala mixture, brisk boil for a few minutes and turn off the heat. Garnish it with coriander leaves.
In a large platter, add 1 cup of sorghum flour, a pinch of rock salt, water and mix it with the flour. Knead it to make a tight dough.
Cut out small balls from the dough and flatten it evenly with palms.
Heat a flat pan and place the roti on the pan and roast it from both sides.
Sprinkle 1-2 tsp ghee to moisten the roti. jowar roti is ready. now serve suran ki sabzi with jowar roti.
Suran ki sabzi and jowar roti is a delicious and filling combination that makes for an excellent meal. Suran ki sabzi is a gravy made with elephant yam, and jowar roti is a flatbread made with sorghum.
The secret of the suran gravy is the curd that gives the gravy a rich taste.
Elephant yam is rich in nutrients and minerals and is good at maintaining blood sugar levels.
Jowar ki roti is a very healthy accompaniment for this yummy and healthy gravy.
