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Bengali Cuisine

Dahi Potol Recipe/ Dahi Parwal ki sabzi

Doi Potol/ Dahi Parwal- Pointed Gourd shallow fried and simmered in tangy yogurt sauce

Dahi Potol Recipe/ Dahi Parwal ki sabzi
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
17 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
MEDIUM

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 12 Pointed Gourd / Parwal/potol
  • 1 cup Yogurt / Dahi
  • 4 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1/3 cup Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • Pinch Garam Masala Powder
  • 1/3 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 2 Tejpatta/ Bayleaf
  • 2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
  • 4 Cloves / Lavang
  • 4 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash and peel the parwals on alternate stripes

  2. 2

    Then make small slits in the peeled portions.

  3. 3

    Apple 1/4 tsp salt and pinch turmeric on the peeled parwals and keep aside for 15 minutes

  4. 4

    Heat Mustard oil in a pan and add the parwalas and saute till they turn slight golden. Drain and keep aside

  5. 5

    Add turmeric, KashmirI chili powder, coriander powder in 1/3 cup water and mix well.

  6. 6

    In the same pan add the tempering ingredients -bayleaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and dried red chili and saute for few seconds.

  7. 7

    Now add green chili and then add the spice mixed with water and saute for a minute.

  8. 8

    Remove the pan from the heat and the beaten curd and mix

  9. 9

    Put the pan on the stove and cook for a minute.

  10. 10

    Now add the fried potol and mix with the curd and cook for a minute.

  11. 11

    Add about a cup of water and sugar ,cover the pan with a lid and simmer till the parwals /potol are done

  12. 12

    When the parwals are done ,add 1 tsp ghee and garam masala powder and mix

  13. 13

    Remove from the heat and serve hot.

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