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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | sindhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes is a semi dry sabzi which can be enjoyed as a daily fare. Learn how to make sahjan ki sabji.
To make drumstick and potato sabzi, combine the drumstick, potatoes, salt, turmeric powder and 2 cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds. Add the onions, garlic and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder, little salt and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally and mashing it slightly using a potato masher. Add the drumstick-potato mixture along with its water and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot.
Put this sindhi aloo sabzi on the table and marvel at its rolling success! Indeed, it will belittle the other dishes with its striking flavour and appetizing aroma. Drumstick gifts its mind-blowing aroma and flavour to any dish that it is added to, and this sabzi is no exception.
A simple combination of drumstick with potatoes, onions and tomatoes, together with a traditional tempering and a few readily-available spice powders, results in a fantastic dish, which will make you unabashedly lick your fingers in glee! The best part is that this drumstick with potatoes is absolutely a no-fuss process, using just simple, everyday ingredients.
While everyone has their favourite version, here we present the most commonly-practiced ways of preparing sindhi aloo sabzi. You can enjoy it with Chapatis. So go ahead and make your traditional Indian fare today!
Tips for drumstick and potato sabzi. 1. Remember to add salt while cooking drumstick and potatoes, so they absorb the flavours of salt well. 2. Do not throw the water in which they are cooked. 3. Prefer to chop tomatoes finely so as to get the perfect mouthfeel of the sabzi.
Enjoy drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | sindhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes | with step by step photos.
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
45 Mins
Makes
5 servings
Ingredients
For Drumstick and Potato Subzi
1 1/2 cups drumsticks (saijan ki phalli / saragavo) , cut into 1? pieces
1 1/2 cups potato cubes
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 1/2 cups finely chopped tomato
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
- To make drumstick and potato subzi, combine the drumstick, potatoes, salt, turmeric powder and 2 cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the onions, garlic and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder, little salt and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally and mashing it slightly using a potato masher.
- Add the drumstick-potato mixture along with its water and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve the drumstick and potato subzi hot.
Drumstick and Potato Subzi recipe with step by step photos
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- Drumstick and potato sabzi is made of 1 1/2 cups drumsticks , cut into 1” pieces, 1 1/2 cups potato cubes, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing), 1 cup chopped onions, 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun), 5 curry leaves (kadi patta), 1 1/2 cups finely chopped tomatoes, 2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tbsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) and 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania).
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To make drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes, we need drumsticks. Look for smooth, greenish skin on the pods. While most drumsticks have slight bumps indicating where the seeds are, avoid those which have pronounced bumps and attenuated spaces in between. These have reached an age and a stage where the flavour will be strong and rather bitter, and the seeds, instead of being pleasantly crunchy and tender, will be hard and dry.
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Wash and clean the drumstick thoroughly. Chop off the top a bit and partially peel it with knife itself. Chop them into finger length pieces of equal size. Here we need 1 1/2 cups drumsticks , cut into 1” pieces. Add them in a deep non stick pan.
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Add 1 1/2 cups potato cubes.
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Add salt to taste. Adding salt at this stage is very crucial so the drumstick and the potatoes absorb the salt well.
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Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
- Add 2 cups of water also for cooking.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Once the potatoes are soft, the vegetables are ready. Keep aside along with the water.
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To make drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes, we need drumsticks. Look for smooth, greenish skin on the pods. While most drumsticks have slight bumps indicating where the seeds are, avoid those which have pronounced bumps and attenuated spaces in between. These have reached an age and a stage where the flavour will be strong and rather bitter, and the seeds, instead of being pleasantly crunchy and tender, will be hard and dry.
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To make drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes, heat 2 tbsp oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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Add 1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) for the tempering.
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Add 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) also.
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Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing).
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Sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
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Add 1 cup chopped onions.
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Add 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun).
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Add 5 curry leaves (kadi patta).
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Sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
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Then to make drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes, add 1 1/2 cups finely chopped tomatoes. This helps to add tang and body to the sabzi.
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Add 2 tsp chilli powder.
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Add 1 tbsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder.
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Add little salt to taste. This salt is only for the onions and tomatoes. Remember that you have already added salt while cooking drumstick and potatoes.
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Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally and mashing it slightly using a potato masher.
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Add the drumstick-potato mixture along with its water and 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania), mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Serve drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes hot.
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To make drumstick and potato sabzi recipe | sahjan ki sabji | singhi aloo sabzi | drumstick with potatoes, heat 2 tbsp oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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- Remember to add salt while cooking drumstick and potatoes, so they absorb the flavours of salt well.
- Do not throw the water in which they are cooked.
- Prefer to chop tomatoes finely so as to get the perfect mouthfeel of the sabzi.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 114 cal |
Protein | 2.2 g |
Carbohydrates | 12.5 g |
Fiber | 3.6 g |
Fat | 6.2 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 10.9 mg |
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Clifford
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.

Manali Gawad
March 13, 2025, midnight
Simply amazing. Loved it alot. Will definitely make it again

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for your kind words. Please keep trying more recipes and sharing your comments with us.

Payal Parikh 86
March 13, 2025, midnight
This recipe of drumstick and potatoes along with onions and tomatoes is very easy to make, I serve this often with hot rotis, the basic masalas make this recipe really great in taste.

Kiran
March 13, 2025, midnight

Pooja
March 13, 2025, midnight
Loved this..easy to make and what yummy flavours ..my toddler loved it too

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for your kind words. Do keep trying more recipes and sharing your comments with us. Enjoy.

Deepti
March 13, 2025, midnight

Steph
March 13, 2025, midnight
What would be the process if using frozen drumstick ?