Striped pear gourd or Pointed Gourd(parval) Curry

Name: Striped pear gourd or Pointed Gourd(parval) Curry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8-9 medium sized pointed gourds; 1 small inion; 2 big tomatoes; 4-5 garlic clove; 1/2 inch ginger; 3 green chillies; 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tsp haldi; 2 tsp dhanajeera; 1/2 tsp aamchur; as per need Chopped cilantro; As per taste Salt

Dr. Hemali N Mehta @h8670

#jr3. A novel way to cook pointed gourd. Making it enjoyable even for those who don't much fancy it

Dr. Hemali N Mehta @h8670

#jr3. A novel way to cook pointed gourd. Making it enjoyable even for those who don't much fancy it

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 people

8-9medium sized pointed gourds
1small inion
2big tomatoes
4-5garlic clove
1/2 inch ginger
3green chillies
1/2 cupgrated fresh coconut
2 tspred chilli powder
2 tsphaldi
2 tspdhanajeera
1/2 tspaamchur
as per need Chopped cilantro
As per taste Salt

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Steps

20 mins

1

Wash the pointed gourd well under running water
Semipeel the coat leaving the inner green skin intact. Peel it gently with a peeler.(make sure yourhourds are fresh)
Make an opening in the centre. Deseed and deflesh it
Shallow fry in oil and keep aside
2

For stuffing
In a pan add oil,onion,ginger,garlic,chillies,grated coriander,red chilli powder,turmeric powder and dhanajeera add aamchur
Saute well
Once it cools make a paste in mixer
Add all the masalas (red chilli powder turmeric powder and dhanajeera.) Add some aamchur powder too
3

For gravy
In a pan saute onions tomatoes ginger garlic chillies. Add all masalas Inc salt
Saute
On cooling make a paste by adding little water
4

Method
Stuff the pointed gourd with the stuffing carefully
In a pan add cumin seeds and asofoetida
Add the gravy
Add 1 cup water
Let it simmer well
Now add the stuffed pointed gourd
Let it cook on a medium flame till all masalas have blended well
5

Remove in a serving plate
Garnish with coriander
Serve hot