Batter Fried Stuffed Baby Marrow

Name: Batter Fried Stuffed Baby Marrow
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3-4 baby marrows; 1/4 cup rice flour; batter -; 2-3 tbsp rice flour; 1/2 cup gram flour; 1/2 tsp kalonji (nigella seeds); to taste salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; water as required; oil to deep fry; Stuffing -; 1/2 cup soya granules; 1/2 (4 cup) frozen green peas; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tomato chopped; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1" cinnamon stick; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp ghee

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#besan
Here are some yummy Stuffed Baby Marrow that are deep batter fried. I stuffed them with some leftover soya keema matar.
Any stuffing of your choice, veg. or nonveg. can be used. You can also relish them as a side dish with curd rice, sambar rice or just dal chawal.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

3-4baby marrows
1/4 cuprice flour
batter -
2-3 tbsprice flour
1/2 cupgram flour
1/2 tspkalonji (nigella seeds)
to tastesalt
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tsproasted cumin powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
water as required
oil to deep fry
Stuffing -
1/2 cupsoya granules
1/2 (4 cup)frozen green peas
1onion, chopped
1 tspginger-garlic paste
1tomato chopped
2 tbspoil
1 tspcumin seeds
1" cinnamon stick
2green cardamoms
4cloves
to tastesalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcoriander-cumin powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspghee

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Steps

1

Make a paste of the ginger-garlic and all the dry spices along with some water. Keep aside. Soak the soya granules in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
2

Heat oil in a pan and temper with cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms. Then add the onion and saute till light brown.
3

Add the spice paste and saute for 2-3 minutes. Now add the chopped tomatoes along with some water. Cover and cook till it is mashed.
4

Add the drained soya granules, peas and some water. Cover and simmer till the moisture is all absorbed. When done, add the ghee and give it a stir. Keep aside to cool down.
5

Prepare a semi thick batter with the above mentioned ingredients (except oil). Keep aside. Scoop out the marrows with the help of a scooper or a sharp knife.
6

Fill it with the prepared stuffing and slice them into 1" thickness. Roll them in the rice flour. Dip them in the prepared batter and deep fry them in hot oil in batches till golden in colour.
7

Drain on a kitchen towel and transfer to a serving plate. Serve as a tea-time snack or as appetizers with any homemade chutney / tomato sauce.