Pointed Gourd with Fragnant rice (Gobindobhog rice)

Name: Pointed Gourd with Fragnant rice (Gobindobhog rice)
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm pointed gourd (parwals); 100 gm Gobindobhog rice; 2 tablespoon ghee; 2 cloves; 2 green cardamom; 1/2 inch cinnamon stick; 1 bayleaf; 1 teaspoon ginger paste; 1 medium sized onion chopped; 1 medium sized tomato puree; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; as needed Salt; as needed Sugar; as needed Vegetable oil; 2 green chillies; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Tanima Sarkhel @cook_11753550

Kolkata

This is a Bengali preparation that is commonly known as "chal potol" in Bengali. Pointed Gourd has a wide range of medicinal benefits. Pointed Gourd is hated by a number of kids, but if we prepare it in this way, they will surely love it.

Tanima Sarkhel @cook_11753550

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Ingredients

40min

3 servings

250 gmpointed gourd (parwals)
100 gmGobindobhog rice
2 tablespoonghee
2cloves
2green cardamom
1/2 inchcinnamon stick
1bayleaf
1 teaspoonginger paste
1medium sized onion chopped
1medium sized tomato puree
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
as neededSalt
as neededSugar
as neededVegetable oil
2green chillies
1 teaspooncumin seeds

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Steps

40min

1

Cut the pointed gourd into three halves horizontally.
2

Heat some oil in a wok, and add the pointed gourd, turmeric powder and salt.
3

Fry them till golden brown in colour. Remove it from the wok and keep it aside.
4

Soak the rice in some water and strain the water and keep it aside till it is dried completely.
5

Add 1 tablespoon of ghee in the same wok and add the cumin seeds., Bayleaf, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon. Saute till the aroma comes out.
6

Add the chopped onions and fry till golden brown in colour.
7

Add the ginger paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and tomato puree. Saute it very well in a medium flame.
8

Once it is cooked and the oil begins to separate, add the Gobindobhog rice.
9

Mix it very well for at least 5min. Add some water. The quantity of water should be double of the quantity of rice. For example if you are adding 1 cup of rice then the quantity of water should be 2 cups.
10

Add the fried pointed gourds, green chillies.
11

Add the salt and sugar as required. Let it be on the sweeter side.(as in case of polau). Add 1 tablespoon of ghee.
12

Keep it in the high flame and once it begins to boil lower the flame to medium. Cover it with a lid for 5-6min.
13

Uncover the lid and check whether the rice is cooked or not.
14

Stir it very well and remove it from the flame. Serve hot.