Whole Pointed Gourd with Coconut & Poppy seeds
Narkel gota potol posto (whole pointed gourd with coconut & poppy seeds) is a popular bengali dish.
Ingredients
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10-12 parwal(pointed gourd)
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1/2 cup grated coconut
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4 tbsp poppy seeds
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2 tbsp mustard oil
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3-4 green chillies
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to taste Salt
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to taste Sugar
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as needed Nigella seeds
Cooking Instructions
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1
Scrap the parwal (pointed gourd). Chop off both the ends.
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2
Now peel strips in alternate.Make slits in both ends.
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3
Parwal should be intact.Wash & drain them. Toss them with salt & keep aside.
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4
Grind poppy seeds,grated coconut & green chlli.Make a fine paste.Paste should be thick.
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5
Heat mustard oil in a pan.Fry thr parwal till becomes light brown.Remove from the oil & keep aside.
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6
Add 1 tbsp oil & add nigella seeds & green chilli.Then add masala paste. Fry well.
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7
Then add the fried whole parwal,salt,sugar.Mix well.Add 1 cup of warm water.
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8
Cover & cook till the parwal s are fully cooked & almost all the water has dried up.
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9
Gravy should coat the parwals nicely & should not be runny.
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10
Serve hot with plain rice....heaven!!
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