Pur bhora potol bhaja or Stuffed Pointed Gourd is a very popular Bengali cuisine in West Bengal. This is very easy and simple recipe and goes well with simple daal and rice. Some people also makes gravy with these stuffed pointed gourd, which is also a very popular recipe. Today I have tried this easy Potol Pur with coconut, mustard seeds and poppy seeds stuffing. This is a pure veg recipe, but you can also add onions and garlic in the stuffing, if you wish to.
Ingredients :
1. Potol or Pointed Gourd - 4
2. Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
3. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
4. Grated coconut - 2 tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Green chilli - 2
7. Ginger (chopped) - 1/2 tsp
8. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Besan or Gram flour - 2 tsp
10. Oil to fry
Process :
1. Slit the potol's and take out the seeds and flesh. Heat 1 tsp oil, add the potol's flesh and seeds and stir for 3-4 minutes adding a pinch of salt. Remove from flame, let it cool down. Once this comes to room temperature, add them to a grinder along with grated coconut, soaked poppy seeds and mustard seeds. Also add green chillies and ginger pieces. Make a paste ensuring the paste is not too smooth.
2. In a bowl, add besan with little bit of water, 1/2 tbsp salt and mix well.
2. In a bowl, add besan with little bit of water, 1/2 tbsp salt and mix well.
3. Now stuff this paste into potol's one by one, dip them in the besan batter. Once they are ready heat oil in a deep frying pan and start frying these stuffed potol's one by one on medium flame. Once you are done serve hot with Simple steamed rice and daal.
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