VEGETARIAN MAHURA

Veg Mahura
Odia Authentic Recipe
Mahura or vegetable curry is a part of the Maha Prasad served to Lord Jagannath in Jagannath Temple , Puri , Odisha. This is one of the Chappan (56) Bhog served there.
It is made with lots of assorted vegetables , ghee , coconut and minimal spices.
No onion, ginger , garlic or tomatoes are used.
This divinely tasty dish is served with Kanika ( sweet Rice) or Ghia Anna ( ghee rice)

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup soaked and boiled brown Chana

VEGETABLES:

• ½ cup pumpkin, cut

• ½ cup pointed gourd, cut

• /2 cup raw banana, peeled and cut

• 1/2cup Sweet potato, cut

• ¼ cup baingan( eggplant), cut

• ¼ cup colocasia( Arbi ) peeled and cut

SPICE PASTE

• 2 tsp saunf (fennel) 

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1tsp black pepper

• 1bay leaf

• Soak these spices in water for 30 to 45 mins

• Fine Grind to make the spice paste

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup grated coconut

• Jaggery to taste

• Salt to taste

• ¼ cup Urad dal ki badiyan ( I didn’t have any)

• Hing

• ¼ tsp Haldi powder

• Mustard seeds for Tadka

• Dry red chilies for tadka

INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat ghee in a pan. 

• Pan-fry the Urad dal badis until slightly golden

• Remove and keep aside

• Add some more ghee

• Add prepared spice paste.

• Add turmeric and salt and fry on low flame for 1-2 mins

• Add all the cut vegetables

• Add boiled Chana

• Mix well

• Add enough water to cook vegetables

• Cover and cook on low flame( 10 mins)

• Add jaggery 

• Add grated coconut and mix well

• Now cook on low for few more min until vegetables are cooked

• Add fried badis and mix

• Switch off flame 

• Prepare the Tadka 

• Heat ghee, add mustard seeds and red chilies. Add Hing. Pour this Tadka over the prepared Mahura vegetable 

• That’s it,  your Veg Mahura is ready

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