Stuffed Bottle Gourd Recipe
Ingredients
| Bottle gourd | 500 Gram | |
| Boiled vegetables | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cashewnuts or shelled peanuts, chopped, 1/2 cup | ||
| Raisins | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Coconut | 1 Tablespoon, grated | |
| Green chillies and ginger paste, 1 1/2 tablespoons | ||
| Gram flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (For batter :) | |
| Coriander leaves | 2 Tablespoon (For batter :) | |
| Salt, lemon juice and sugar to taste | ||
| Garam masala | 1 Teaspoon (For batter :) | |
| Onion | 1 , grated (For batter :) | |
| Bread crumbs | ||
| Oil or vanaspati for frying | ||
| Salt and chilli powder to taste | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
Peel bottle gourd and remove both end portions (which can be cooked along with vegetables to be used in the recipe).
Cut 1/3 inch thick slices.
Core centre portion with a 3/4 inch diameter cookie cutter, thus making rings.
Cook rings in salted boiling water till just tender.
Drain well before use.
Combine all ingredients for batter.
Use enough water to make a thick batter.
Mash boiled vegetables.
Combine vegetables with rest of the ingredients except bread crumbs.
Make as many balls as there are rings.
Place each ball in a ring and flatten it in such a way that both, hole and ring are covered by vegetable mixture.
Apply some batter on both the sides of the prepared bottle guard slices and roll in bread crumbs.
Fry slices on tawa or griddle using as much oil as desired.
First fry the filled side.
Cut 1/3 inch thick slices.
Core centre portion with a 3/4 inch diameter cookie cutter, thus making rings.
Cook rings in salted boiling water till just tender.
Drain well before use.
Combine all ingredients for batter.
Use enough water to make a thick batter.
Mash boiled vegetables.
Combine vegetables with rest of the ingredients except bread crumbs.
Make as many balls as there are rings.
Place each ball in a ring and flatten it in such a way that both, hole and ring are covered by vegetable mixture.
Apply some batter on both the sides of the prepared bottle guard slices and roll in bread crumbs.
Fry slices on tawa or griddle using as much oil as desired.
First fry the filled side.
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