Doi potol / parwal in yoghurt gravy

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This is authentic bengali recipe called doi potol. This goes really well with steam rice.
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Doi potol / parwal in yoghurt gravy

This is authentic bengali recipe called doi potol. This goes really well with steam rice.
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Ingredients

20 mins
4-5 servings
  1. 6-7 piecesparwal or pointed gourd
  2. 1 tspginger paste
  3. 1 tspgarlic paste
  4. 1 tspgreen chilli paste
  5. 1-2small sized onion paste
  6. 1 tspturmeric powder
  7. 1 tspkashmiri lal mirch powder
  8. 1 tspcumin powder
  9. 1/2 tspgaram masala
  10. 1/2 tspjeera
  11. 1red chilli
  12. 1-2 tsppoppy seed paste
  13. 1/4 cupbeaten curd
  14. as required Oil, preferably mustard oil
  15. as required Salt (to taste)
  16. 1/2 tspsugar

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Firstly, clean the parwal and peel the outer skin (don't remove the skin completely, instead remove the skin such a way that in some portion skin is left.

  2. 2

    Marinate the parwals with pinch of salt & turmeric. Heat a pan, add 1-2 tsp mastard oil and lightly fry the parwals. Take out and keep them aside.

  3. 3

    In the same pan, add 1 tsp oil add jeera and red chilli. Now add garlic paste, ginger paste and green chilli paste and saute for few seconds.

  4. 4

    Add onion paste and saute for another few seconds. Add turmeric, chilli powder, cumin powder and mix well.Add poppy seed paste, curd, salt, sugar and mix well. Cook until oil separates.

  5. 5

    Now add 1/2 cup water. Add the parwals and cover it for 5 minutes to cook. Now add garam masala powder and switch off the flame. Transfer the preparation into a serving bowl. Serve with steam rice.

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