Thursday, August 18, 2011

Stuffed parwal and aloo



DRY FRUITS AND KHAS KHAS STUFFED POTATOES AND PARWAL




INGREDIENTS












  1. Aloo - of a uniform smallish size, to match the size of the parwals - 20








  2. Parwal - tender, light green, again smallish - 15-20 (ppl like aloo more!)








  3. Oil - enough to bhuno the veggies above








  4. Salt to taste








  5. Green coriander - as a garnish








  6. Tomatoes - about 1/2 kg boiled and pureed








  7. Cream - one cup








  8. ghee - one tbsp




INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING













  1. KHAS khas - 2 large tbsp. Roast and powder fine








  2. kajoo-pista-peanuts : I roasted only the peanuts and then coarsely ground all three till the mixture looked like bread crumbs








  3. Kismis - a few - cut into fine pieces ( i like the slight sweet flavour they impart-optional)








  4. Chilli powder - to taste








  5. Jeera - dhania powder - 2 tsp








  6. green coriander - chopped fine








  7. green chillies - 6-7 chopped fine








  8. garam masala powder




HOW TO COOK













  • Par boil the potatoes till just soft BUT NOT COOKED COMPLETELY (raw potatoes take a long time to cook and consume more oil)








  • Wait till they are quite cold, then chop from one end and make hollow inside - save the soft potatoes to use as cover








  • Leave parwal raw - do not skin either. Just wash thoroughly and dry. Then chop one end and again remove meat inside - if u find this difficult, u could also slit them lenght wise.








  • Mix all the masala for stuffing - add salt, sugar to taste and a little cream to hold it together.








  • Stuff the aloo and parwal with this, closing the hollows with the mashed potatoes








  • USE A FLAT PAN LIKE VESSEL FOR COOKING, NOT A KADHAI








  • Heat pan, pour oil and then gently arrange the potatoes and parwal evenly in the pan








  • Leave gas on sim and let cook slowly, rearranging veggies once or twice.








  • When almost cooked, add tomato puree and finally cream








  • At the end, pour one tbps ghee, add garam masala and chopped coriander.




( tip - do add a little salt over the pan so that the exterior of the veggies do not taste insipid)





Serve with parathas or garam phulkas


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