Bharwa parwal(Stuffed pointed gourd)

Name: Bharwa parwal(Stuffed pointed gourd)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 9-10 parwals or pointed gourd; 2 tbsp homemade paneer; 1 tbsp scraped coconut; 1 dry red chilli; 2 green chillies chopped; 7-8 cashewnuts; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp raisins; 1/2 tsp roasted jeera /cumin powder; 2 green cardamoms; 3-4 cloves; 1 small stick cinnamon; 1/4 th tsp turmeric; 1/4 th tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 1 tsp maida; 1 tbsp curd; 3 tbsp mustard oil; To taste salt and pinch of sugar

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#goldenapron /post -16/date: 17.6.19
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Stuffed parwal or parwal dolma is a delicious recipe where different types of stuffing can be used be it veg or non veg.
Here paneer is used to make an exquisite restaurant style stuffing and can be enoyed with plain rice, pulao or any Indian flat bread.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

9-10parwals or pointed gourd
2 tbsphomemade paneer
1 tbspscraped coconut
1dry red chilli
2green chillies chopped
7-8cashewnuts
1 tspsesame seeds
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspraisins
1/2 tsproasted jeera /cumin powder
2green cardamoms
3-4cloves
1small stick cinnamon
1/4th tsp turmeric
1/4th tsp red chilli powder
1 tbspmalai or fresh cream
1 tspmaida
1 tbspcurd
3 tbspmustard oil
To tastesalt and pinch of sugar

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Steps

1

Scrape parwal.Chop off two ends.Scoop out the seeds from parwal keeping the other end intact and lightly fry them in low flame till half cooked.Set aside to cool. Make chena /paneer by boiling 1 1/2 cups milk and adding lemon juice.The milk will curdle.Strain out the water completely but reserve this stock for use in other vegetables.Mash paneer,scraped coconut,ground seeds,pinch of salt and sugar,roasted jeera powder,1/2 tsp ginger paste and chopped green chillies.
2

Sprinkle cumin seeds in 1 tsp oil and fry the mashed paneer pulp.Add 1 tsp maida and toss till dry.Cool.Stuff parwal with this mix and fry once more in oil.
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For the gravy,grind to a fine paste cashewnuts, sesame,coconut adding malai,ginger paste and curd.Add 2 tbsp oil.Sprinkle whole garam masala and dry red chilli.Add the ground paste,salt and sugar to taste,turmeric and red chilli powder.Toss all till oil leaves sides.Add garam masala and little water.Bring to boil and lightly place the fried stuffed parwal over the gravy and toss till masala coats the parwal. Sprinkle raisins.Serve hot with pulao or naan.