Dudhi or Bottle Gourd Pakoda (Dudhi na Bhajiya)

Name: Dudhi or Bottle Gourd Pakoda (Dudhi na Bhajiya)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms Dudhi/Bottle Gourd/Lauki; 1 medium sized Onion sliced; 1/4 cup Fresh Green Coriander Leaves chopped; 2-3 Green Chillies finely chopped; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Cumin Coriander Powder; 3/4 tsp Dry Mango Powder /Aamchur Powder; 1 cup Besan / Chickpea Flour; as needed Oil for frying

Jagruti Manish (Dalwadi) Shah @JagrutisKitchen

Nagpur

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Clue - Bottle Gourd

Jagruti Manish (Dalwadi) Shah @JagrutisKitchen

Nagpur

#GA4
#week21
Clue - Bottle Gourd

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Ingredients

500 gmsDudhi/Bottle Gourd/Lauki
1medium sized Onion sliced
1/4 cupFresh Green Coriander Leaves chopped
2-3Green Chillies finely chopped
to tasteSalt
1 tspRed Chilli Powder
1/4 tspTurmeric Powder
1 tspCumin Coriander Powder
3/4 tspDry Mango Powder /Aamchur Powder
1 cupBesan / Chickpea Flour
as neededOil for frying

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Steps

1

Peel the skin of the bottle gourd and grate. Gently squeeze the water from it and take the squeezed grated bottle gourd in a bowl.
2

Now add all the above-mentioned ingredients to the squeezed grated bottle gourd except oil for frying. Mix everything well to make thick batter. Add very little water if needed. Keep aside the batter for 5 to 10 mins.
3

Now heat up the oil in kadhai on medium flame. Once oil gets heated, lower the flame and make pakoda/bhajiya from the prepared batter and deep fry on low to medium flame till it turns golden brown in colour.
4

Serve delicious hot Dudhi Pakoda with tomato ketchup and fried green chillies.