Murela Vegetable Benefit and Recipe: Nature has such treasures that even after so many years of life, man has not been able to know its secrets. The nutrients that we search for, nature has contained innumerable such elements within itself. One such indigenous treasure of nutrition is a vegetable, which is found in Rajasthan. We are talking about ‘Murela’, which is a treasure of both health and taste. Murela is also called ‘bitter gourd’s younger brother’ and as soon as you see its size, you will understand why it has been given such a name. Murela is considered as a herb grown in the forests. Like Kinkoda and Kachri, Murela is also found in Rajasthan.
Usually, you get to eat vegetables in a whole season. But Morela is a little special in this case. You will find this vegetable in the market for about 25 days during the time of Sawan-Bhado. Let us tell you that in Ayurveda, this vegetable is said to be more beneficial than bitter gourd. That is, this vegetable of Morela will prove to be very beneficial for people trying to control diabetes and sugar. There are many seasonal diseases, fever etc. during monsoon. But on eating this vegetable, fever etc. does not occur. Also, this vegetable is considered very beneficial for the eyes. Let us tell you, how you can make and eat this indigenous vegetable at home.
Method of making Murella vegetable
– First of all, wash and clean the murela thoroughly with water. Now cut it into small pieces. It looks like bitter gourd when cut. If it turns red from inside i.e. ripe, then keep it aside.
After cutting, apply salt to this vegetable and leave it for at least 2 hours. This will remove its extra water. It will also become a little soft. Now wash it again with water 2 to 3 times. (If you want, you can leave it overnight with salt and cook it in the morning.)
– Now heat oil in a pan. Put chopped mureela in hot oil and fry it well. Frying it well will enhance its taste and it will cook properly. After frying for 10 minutes or when it is 80% cooked, take it off the pan.
– Now put 2 spoons of oil in the pan. Add half a spoon of cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida in it. After this, add dry whole red chillies in it. Also add one or two chopped green chillies in it. You can increase or decrease the amount of chillies according to your taste. More chillies are eaten in Rajasthan, so both types of chillies are used there.
– Now add 2 to 3 chopped onions in it. Onion tastes very good in this vegetable, so keep more onions.
– When the onion turns light pink, add dry spices like one spoon coriander, half spoon black pepper, half spoon turmeric powder and one spoon fennel powder.
Now fry these spices while stirring them well. If you want, add some water to it so that the masala gets fried well.
After roasting the spices, add salt to it. Also add one spoon dry mango powder.
-When the masala is roasted well, add the fried murela to it and mix it well.
– Cover this vegetable with spices and cook for 2 to 3 minutes so that the spices get absorbed well in the vegetable. Finally add half a spoon of garam masala to this vegetable and turn off the gas.
– Finally garnish with green coriander and eat this vegetable with paratha or roti.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 12, 2024, 18:15 IST
