Potol Dorma

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Potol Dorma
Delicious Stuffed Pointed Gourd Dish

Name: ~Potol Dorma~Delicious Stuffed Pointed Gourd Dish
Total time: 30 min
Yield: four
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8-10 pieces Pointed gourd; 1/2 tspn Salt; 1/2tspn Turmeric; 2tspn Mustard oil; 2tspn Bhaji masala; 1/2 cup Chenna; 1 Boiled potato; 1/2 cup Raisins; 1/2 cup Cashews; 1/2 tspn Sugar; 2 tsp Oil; 4 stand Elaichi/cardamom; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 3 Green chilli; for garnish Cream

30 mins

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Experience the authenticity of Bengal with a recipe for Potol Dorma, a dish made from stuffed pointed gourd.

Ingredients

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8-10 piecesPointed gourd

1/2 tspnSalt

1/2tspnTurmeric

2tspnMustard oil

2tspnBhaji masala

1/2 cupChenna

1Boiled potato

1/2 cupRaisins

1/2 cupCashews

1/2 tspnSugar

2 tspOil

4 standElaichi/cardamom

1 tspGinger garlic paste

3Green chilli

for garnishCream

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Description - Step 1

Prepare the Pointed Gourds

Scrape the skin of the pointed gourd and cut both the ends. Using a thin knife or the back of a spoon, pull out the insides of the pointed gourd. Remove the seeds one by one, and make a paste of the seeds.

Description - Step 3

Prepare the Stuffing &Add Dry Fruits

Heat 2-3 tsp of mustard oil in a pan and add the paste of the pointed gourd. Keep mixing, and add chenna. Mix well. Use your hands to mash the boiled potato, and add to this mixture. Add the salt, bhaji masala, and turmeric powder, and keep mixing.
Take a handful of chopped cashews and raisins and add to the mixture. Cook till everything melds together, and there is no raw smell. Next, stuff each pointed gourd with this stuffing.

Description - Step 4

Cook the Gravy & Assemble the Dish

Heat some mustard oil in a pan. Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and cardamom. Once the oil splutters, add cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste, green chili, and tomato purée. Cook this paste. Next, add turmeric powder, garam masala, and salt.
Add the stuffed pointed gourds to the gravy. Cook this for 15 minutes till it becomes soft. Serve with rice.

Step 1

Prepare the Pointed Gourds

3 minutes

Step 2

Cook the Pointed Gourds

2 minutes

Step 3

Prepare the Stuffing &Add Dry Fruits

5 minutes

Step 4

Cook the Gravy & Assemble the Dish

18 minutes