Recipies

BOTTLE GOURD WITH A TWIST by Chonira Nisha

Ingredients:

 Bottle gourd-1/2 kg

• 2 eggs
• Cream cheese
• Rice powder (enough to bind the mixture)
• Salt
• Chilli powder (to taste)
• Green chillis (to taste)
• 2 large onions
• 2 medium Tomatoes, chopped
• Italian seasoning (if available)
• MTR Garam masala – a pinch
• MTR Pulav masala
• Oil for frying

 Method:

Coarsely grate the bottle gourd. 

Add salt , chilli powder, chopped green chillies, eggs, cream cheese, rice powder, Italian seasoning, garam masala, and one chopped onion.

Make patties out of the mixture, and shallow fry in a pan, or on a tava.

Chop the remaining onion, and fry in a pan along with the chopped tomatoes and a pinch of  MTR pulav masala.  Fry till the oil appears at the top of the gravy.

Grind the onion/tomato mixture coarsely and return it to the pan. Chop the patties into four parts each and add into the gravy mix. Stir for 5 mins ,

Garnish with mint or coriander.

This is a semi-dry dish that can be served with chappatis or rice.