# VEGAN BORANI KADOO // PERSIAN COURGETTE, TOMATO & YOGHURT

This easy 10-minute recipe transforms boring courgette into a delicious creamy dish layered with fried courgette discs, garlic and lemon yogurt, caramelized onion and tomato paste, and blistered cherry tomatoes with chili powder.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 green courgettes
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Vegetable oil
- 200 g vegan yoghurt
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp cracked black pepper
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- Chili powder
- water

## Instructions

1. Fry the sliced onions in 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil.
2. When translucent, add the turmeric and 3 cloves of minced garlic.
3. Fry for a minute, then add the tomato paste, the whole cherry tomatoes, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of pepper, and cook on a medium-low flame with the lid on for 5 minutes longer or until the tomatoes are roasted.
4. Add more oil or a small amount of boiling water if it is dry.
5. Meanwhile, cut the courgettes into 1-inch thick slices.
6. Into a frying pan add a thin layer of vegetable oil and fry until golden on both sides.
7. When removing from the pan, place them on a paper towel lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
8. Mix 200g vegan yoghurt with a small amount of water to make it a thinner, pourable consistency.
9. Add in the lime juice, 1/2 tsp of salt, one minced garlic and stir well.
10. To serve: Start with a layer of yoghurt, then courgettes, tomato, garlic and onion mixture, then repeat.
11. Sprinkle chili powder to your taste throughout whilst assembling.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- lid
- paper towel lined plate

## Tips

- Add more oil or a small amount of boiling water if the tomato mixture is dry.
- Place fried courgettes on a paper towel lined plate to absorb excess oil.
- Mix vegan yoghurt with a small amount of water to make it a thinner, pourable consistency.
- Sprinkle chili powder to your taste throughout whilst assembling.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7uihMjqoPb/?igsh=MWp5N202ZmhvZ3YyMg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7120c357-88a4-4c9a-90f5-2e1810924980
- Extracted: 2026-04-10

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