This recipe of shalgam ka bharta or sabzi was told by a friend of mine who is also a neighbor. She is a good cook and told me many recipes which I will be sharing with you. My husband adores this sabzi and so do I.
Recipe of shalgam ka bharta/ bhurta
3-4 shalgam (turnip)
1 medium onion- chopped
2 tomatoes- chopped
3-4 cloves garlic- chopped
1 inch piece ginger- chopped
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tbsp oil
1. Wash and peel shalgam. Chop them into thick cubes.
2. Place shalgam in a pressure cooker along with 1/2 cup of water. Cook to 2 whistles.
3. Strain and discard the liquid. Mash shalgam roughly.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When they change color, add hing.
5. Add onion and sauté till light brown. Add ginger and garlic. Fry for 1 minute.
6. Add tomatoes and salt and all the spices. Cook till tomatoes become soft and pulpy.
7. Add shalgam and mix well. Cook covered on a low heat for 5-7 minutes stirring occasionally. Serve hot shalgam ka bharta with rotis.



9:48 pm on January 21st, 2010
Hi
Thats so nice of you to have listed so many yummy recipes. I am trying your shalgam recipe today. Its cooking right now! I will let you know how it turned out.
thanks,
ria
5:54 am on January 22nd, 2010
Hi ria,
Thanx for ur encouraging words. Do let me know how the bharta turned out. Your feedback is extremely important to me.
12:02 am on July 15th, 2010
hi, i searched for shalgam,s sabzi for long…..& found out in your’s website…..thanks for posting this…i’ll make it tomorrow
5:56 am on July 15th, 2010
Hi neha, do try out, it’s a yummy sabzi.
8:09 pm on July 23rd, 2010
Hi Kshipra,
Looks yummy. Would like to try it out someday. Thanx for sharing both the achar & bharta recipes. Keep up the goog work.
12:20 pm on July 25th, 2010
Hi latha, thanks for ur lovely words. It’s really encouraging.