Stuffed Palwal

July 10, 2012

Stuffed Palwal

(Potoler Dolma)

Vegetable recipes are the most important recipes of the world. There are a lot of vegetables in the world. So everybody demands vegetable recipes. Palwal is one of the most important vegetables in Asia. It is largely grown in south Asia. It is very nutritious. Some items are made by palwal. Stuffed palwal is one of them. It is very delicious. The cooking process is as follows;

Ingredients:

• 6 big sized palwals
• ½ kg (1 lb) minced meat
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• ½ tablespoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ground chilli
• ½ tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
• 2 cardamoms
• 1 stick 2.5 cm piece cinnamon
• 1 clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 green chilies, chopped
• ½ cup oil

Method of Preparation:

1. In a saucepan, place all the meat and all the spices except the onion and the chillies.

2. Add salt, 2 tablespoons of oil ½ of cup water. Cover and cook until meat is cooked and water disappears.

3. Add the onion and green chillies, fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and keep to cool.

4. Wash and scrape the palwals. Don’t trim ends. Slit open lengthwise. Carefully take out the seeds and pulp. Stuff tightly with the cooked meat, tie with thread to shut the opening.

5. Get ready the same spices, same amount as for the meat cookery. In a frying pan, heat the remaining oil, add the onion, bay leaf and fry for 30 seconds. Add the spices mix in ½ cup of water, boil till oil separates, stir and fry for one minute.

6. Arrange the stuffed palwal, fry with little water for a few minutes. Keep covered over low heat until the palwals are tender.

Serve hot with boiled rice, pollao or chapatti. 6 servings