Gujarati Undhiyu

#myrecipe
By Pragna Sanghavi

Apr, 16th

768

Servings
8 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
26 - 28

Ingredients

  • 750 grams (1 5/8 lb.) papadi
  • 500 grams (1 1/8 lb.) kand (rataloo)
  • 250 grams (9 oz.) potatoes
  • 2 to 3 brinjals
  • 1 teaspoon ajwain
  • 1 teaspoon chilli-ginger paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon soda bi-carb
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons oil
  • A few lettuce leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • For the green chutney.
  • 1 teacup chopped coriandder
  • 4 green chillies
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teacup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • For the garlic chutney.
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons chilli powder
  • 1/2 teacup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • For the sweet and sour sauce.
  • 1 teacup jaggery (gur)
  • 1/2 teacup tamarind
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1/2 teacup water
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander for garnish

Instructions

  • String the papadi. Do not separate into two. Peel the kand and cut into big pieces.
  • Cut the potatoes and sweet potatoes without peeling. Make slits on the brinjals
  • Mix all the vegetables. Apply the ajwain, chilli-ginger paste, soda bi-carb and salt. Mix thoroughly and apply the oil all over.
  • In a small earthen pot (matka), put a few leaves of lettuce at the bottom. Fill with all thevegetables and cover with the balance lettuce leaves.
  • Cover the matka, with an earthen lid and bake in a hot oven at 200 *C (400 *F) for 1 hour.
  • Alternatively, instead of cooking in a matka, wrap the vegetable mixture (without lettuce leaves) in aluminium foil and bake in a hot oven at 200 *C (400 *F) for 1 hour.
  • Serve with green and garlic chutneys and sweet and sour sauce, oil and seve.
  • For the green chuntey. Blend all the ingredients in a liquidiser.
  • For the garlic chutney. Blend all the ingredients in a liquidiser.
  • For the sweet and sour sauce. Blend all the ingredients except coriander except coriander in a liquidiser. If too thick, add enough water to get the right consistency. Garnish with coriander.