Chingri Potol Dolma

Madhumita Bishnu
Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27
Kolkata

#CA2025
Dolma is a classic cuisine that has been introduced to India by Turkish and one can make veg or non veg. I chose Prawns or Chingri. It’s a delight to enjoy this cuisine at all times. Ideally the Potol should be young and not ripe, seeds should be small so the taste and flavour is full

Chingri Potol Dolma

#CA2025
Dolma is a classic cuisine that has been introduced to India by Turkish and one can make veg or non veg. I chose Prawns or Chingri. It’s a delight to enjoy this cuisine at all times. Ideally the Potol should be young and not ripe, seeds should be small so the taste and flavour is full

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking -25 mins
2 servings
  1. 100 gmsChingri or Prawns
  2. 3Potol or Pointed gourd
  3. For Chingri filling
  4. 3Potol seeds
  5. 100 gmsChingri washed, tail & head discarded and deveined
  6. 2/3green chiliies
  7. 1medium onion sliced
  8. For curry
  9. 1bay leaf
  10. 1whole red chilli
  11. 2/3green cardamoms
  12. 2/3cloves
  13. 1 Tbspginger paste
  14. 1 tspgarlic paste
  15. 1 Tbsponion paste
  16. 1 tspchilli paste
  17. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  18. 1 tspred chilli powder
  19. 1 tspcoriander powder
  20. 1/8 tspsalt
  21. 1/4 cuptomato purée
  22. 1/3 cupwhisked yogurt
  23. 3Potol’s with its filling
  24. 1 Tspghee
  25. 1 tspgaram masala powder
  26. 1/2 cupwater
  27. 3-4 Tbspmustard oil
  28. 1/4 tspnigella seeds
  29. Dolma
  30. 3Potol’s
  31. 1 Tbspmustard oil
  32. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  33. 1/8 tspsalt
  34. To fry Potol
  35. 1/2 tspmustard oil
  36. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  37. 1/8 tspsalt
  38. 3Potol’s

Cooking Instructions

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking -25 mins
  1. 1

    For Chingri or Prawns, wash, discard head and tail and devein, add to blender, wash Potol or pointed gourd, scrape the peel, cut 1 cm on one side and cut 1/4 cm on the other, take out the seeds and add to blender with Chingri, add onion, green chili and blend smooth.

  2. 2

    Smear the Potol with turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp mustard oil and salt.

  3. 3

    In a wok heat mustard oil add the Potol and fry for 2-4 mins, set aside, cool.

  4. 4

    In the same wok add mustard oil, add nigella seeds, stir, add the Chingri paste, add turmeric powder and salt and cook till Chingri paste leaves surface, set aside to cool

  5. 5

    Add the Chingri paste inside the Potol till the edge

  6. 6

    In the same wok heat rest of the mustard oil, add bay leaf, whole red chilli, cloves, green cardamom and stir for 1/2 min. Add onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilli paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well.

  7. 7

    Add tomato purée and mix well until softened, add whisked yoghurt and sakt and mix well.

  8. 8

    Add Potol, 1/2 cup water and cover to cook, consistency should be dry

  9. 9

    Drizzle ghee and add garam masala powder.

  10. 10

    Serve and enjoy 😊

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