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STUFFED POINTED GOURD WITH PANEER/ POTOLER DORMA /STUFFED PARWAL

POTOLER DORMA / POINTED GOURD STUFFED WITH PANEER:












INGREDIENTS:


  • Potol or pointed gourd - 6 numbers


FOR STUFFING:

Paneer  - 250 grams
Raisin - 2 Tablespoon
Ginger paste - 1tsp
Cashew -2 Tbsp
Green chili - 2 (finely chopped)
Onion - 1/2 cup chopped
CUmin powder - 1 tsp

 FOR GRAVY
Posto (poppy seeds)- 2 tsp
Green chili - 4
Charmagaz or melon  seeds - 2 tsp
Ginger paste - 2 tsp
Tomato paste - 1/2 cup
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder -1 tsp
Bay leaves -2
Garam masala -1tsp
Oil - for frying and 2 Tbsp for gravy making.
Ghee - 1tsp.

METHOD:


  •  First, wash the potol or pointed gourd and scrape it very lightly. Now cut one side head of the potol and scoop of the potol seed totally with the help of a spoon handle till it is empty. Keep the potol in saltwater for a while.
  • Now prepare the stuffing, heat 1 tbsp of oil add onion and green chili saute for a while then add ginger to it.
  • now add crumbled paneer and fry it for a while add cashew nut and raisin too.
  • stuffing is ready.
  • Now stuff the potol with the above stuffing nicely till the neck of it.
  • Next, we have to fry the stuffed potol.
  • For gravy 
  • Make a paste of poppy seed and melon seed with 2 chillis in it.
  • Heat oil in a pan add bay leaf then add ginger paste and tomato paste fry it for a while.
  • Add the poppy seed paste along with turmeric, chili pd, cumin, and coriander powder and fry it thoroughly.
  • add garam masala
  • Now add a cup of water, when it starts boiling add the stuffed potols cook it for 5 mins covered in slow fire.
  • Open the lid and and cook for 2 mins in high flame add the garam masala and a little ghee at this point .
  • Potoler dorma is ready to serve


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