Bottle Gourd Peel Stir-Fry

Name: How to cook Bottle Gourd Peel Stir-Fry - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Bottle Gourd Peel Stir-Fry

#cookeverypart This is traditional Bengali recipe of bottle gourd peels stir-fry or Lau Khoshar Chechki.Peels are one of the most nutritious parts of a plant.This recipe makes use of vegetables parts that would have been discarded - the lau khosha or peels of bottle gourd .This bottle gourd peel stir fry tastes good if tender bottle gourd is used.This dish is best served as a side with plain steamed rice and dal.

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 servings

Cooking time :

20 minutes

1 bottle

gourd / lauki peels chopped finely

sun dried lentil dumplings / dal bori

1 tbsp

green peas

1/2 tsp

paanch phoron

1 tbsp

mustard paste

2 tbsp

mustard oil

1/2 tsp

salt or as needed

1/4

th tsp sugar

1 tbsp

coriander chopped finely

1/4

th cup water

1-2

green and red chillies

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Peel the bottle gourd skin into 1/2 cm thick and slice the peels into 1 inch matchstick like thin pieces.Pour 1/4 th cup water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook upto 1 whistle.Release steam and strain water.Reserve stock.

* Step 2

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the sun dried lentil dumplings till light golden brown and set aside. Add 1 tsp more oil and sprinkle paanch phoron (5 spice mix) and 1 broken dry red chilli. When they sizzle, add the boiled peels.Sprinkle salt and sugar to taste,turmeric and red chilli powder and mustard paste.Add green peas and dal bori.Stir fry few minutes and add the reserved stock.

* Step 3

Cook till the peels are soft.Mash some peels coarsely and break the dumplings with the back of a spatula.Toss till the masalas and dumplings are all well mixed and the dish is almost dry.Sprinkle 1 tsp more oil and garnish with chopped coriander and 1 green or red chilli.Serve hot as a side with plain boiled rice and dal.