Zucchini Yogurt

Name: Zucchini Yogurt
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 cups coarsely grated zucchini (10 ounces zucchini); 1 1/4 cups plain yogurt; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste; 2 teaspoons canola or olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon whole brown or yellow mustard seeds; 2 fresh bird’s-eye chilies, slit partially, or 3 long slivers cut from a jalapeño pepper; 8 fresh curry leaves, or 4 fresh basil leaves, torn up

December 9, 2011

This is a typical Gujarati dish: slightly sweet, slightly salty, slightly hot, and dotted with mustard seeds. I just love it. In India it would be served with a meal, but if you are in the habit of having a yogurt for lunch, try this very nutritious version.

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