Today I will be making Indian zucchini pasta.
Whole wheat and eggless homemade pasta.
Very delicious.
This is a recipe from my grandmother.
She used turai instead of zucchini
but it is from the same family of squash.
This is very healthy and delicious.
This is a one dish meal.
This recipe will serve 2.
For this recipe we need:
4 medium size zucchini
I have already washed, peeled
and cut them in small pieces.
And it’s about 3 cups.
1 tablespoon of oil
1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds (jeera)
Pinch of asafoetida (hing)
4 whole red dried chilies
2 bay leaves (tejpat)
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric (haldi)
About 1 teaspoon of salt, adjust to your taste.
For pasta we need
1/4 cup of whole wheat flour
Pinch of salt.
And about 2 tablespoons of water, use as needed.
For garnishing, we need
2 tablespoons of clarified butter or ghee
And about 1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
First I am going to prepare the dough
and roll the dough in circle like roti or tortilla.
And cut it in 1 inch square.
Then I am going to season the zucchini.
And cook the zucchini with pasta.
So to make the dough first I will put the flour.
Salt
And mix it.
Now add the water.
It should be firm but smooth dough.
So little more water.
Dough is looking good.
I just need to knead little bit more.
So I will knead it on surface.
So just oil your fingers lightly
it makes it easier to knead.
Dough is very firm and very smooth.
So we need to wait for few minutes
before we roll the dough.
Dough has been resting for about 5 minutes.
So I am going to divide this in two equal parts.
And make them into smooth patties.
And roll them in thin rotis or tortillas.
As you see this is a thin tortilla
and in about 5 inch diameter.
So now I am going to roll the another one.
Roti needs to be thin.
And now I am going to cut them in about 1 inch squares.
Heat is on, medium high.
So first I am going to add the oil.
And let the oil get heated moderately hot.
Oil is ready.
So first I will add the cumin seeds.
As cumin seeds cracks, we are going to put the asafoetida.
Red chillies
Bay leaf
And turmeric.
Just stir for a second.
And we are going to add the zucchini.
Mix it.
Add salt.
And add about 1.5 cups of water.
When it comes to boil I will cover this
and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes,
before I add the pasta.
This has come to boil.
And I will cover this and let it cook for about 2 minutes,
before I add the pasta.
It has been 2 minutes.
Just do little bit mushing of zucchini.
And I will add the pasta.
And pasta it should cook
for about 20-25 minutes on the low heat.
I will stir it.
And I will add more water.
So this is about 2 cups of water now.
Cover the pot and let it cook for about 20 minutes
on low heat.
This has been 20 minutes.
So I will check if pasta is ready.
It looks good.
So I will turn off the heat.
I did added about 1/2 cup of more water.
So just adjust it as needed.
And I forgot to mention about the sugar.
In the end, after I close the heat
I put the pinch of sugar.
It helps bringing out the flavor.
And pasta is ready to serve.
Zucchini pasta is looking great.
Before serving, squeeze some fresh lemon juice about a teaspoon.
And clarified butter or ghee.
This is a very healthy dish.
Zucchini pasta is looking great.
A healthy delicious homemade pasta with very few ingredients.
This is a great one dish meal.
Enjoy.
Thank you.
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