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Kantola Benefits and Recipes: You might be familiar with names like Kantola, Kankoda, Karela. However, this vegetable is very special for you as it is full of medicinal properties. Bitter gourd might seem small in size to you, but it is considered very powerful when it comes to its properties.
This vegetable, which is available only 90 days a year, provides you with plenty of fiber. The phytonutrients found in it protect the body from many diseases. This vegetable, found in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh areas, is very special. The most special thing is that it is prepared without any cost or hard work. It is available in the market at a very low price.
For your health benefits,
Kankoda is very beneficial for controlling blood pressure. Along with this, these vegetables are also rich in protein and iron. If you are trying to lose weight, then by eating 100 grams of spinach you will consume only 17 calories. Carotenoids like lutein present in it are helpful in preventing various eye diseases and heart diseases. Let us tell you how you can make this magical vegetable at home.
How to make cucumber vegetable –
First of all, clean the cucumber thoroughly. After washing it with water, soak it in water for some time. The shape of the cucumber is such that it contains more dust and soil. Therefore, it is very important to clean it thoroughly. Now cut these cleaned cucumbers. If the pumpkin seeds look ripe from inside, that is, their color has turned red or saffron when cut with a knife, then remove these seeds. If the middle part looks white when cut from inside, then cut it in the same way.
- – Put 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan on the gas and fry the finely chopped pebbles. Keep the gas high at this time and keep stirring it with a spoon. Cook it gently for 4 to 5 minutes while stirring it. This will soften it by about 80%. – Now take it out in a plate.
- – After this, add one more spoon of oil in the same pan. – Now when the oil is hot, add half a spoon of cumin, fennel and soaked seeds. Adding nigella seeds will make the vegetable taste good. If it is not there then you can also skip it.
- After this, add long chopped onions and 2 chopped green chillies in the pan. Fry it well. Fry the onion till it becomes light pink.
- – Now add half a teaspoon of ginger garlic paste in it. – Fry it lightly and then add salt, 1 teaspoon coriander, turmeric and red chilli in it. Add red chilli according to your taste.
- Fry this spice well. If your spice burns, you can add a spoonful of water to it. – Once the spice is roasted, add cucumber to it and mix it well.
- Now cover this vegetable and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes. Finally, add half a teaspoon of dry mango powder and mix well. – When the vegetables are cooked, turn off the gas. Your very tasty and healthy Kankoda vegetable is ready.