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Potoler Dorma Recipe
How to make Potoler Dorma
About Potoler Dorma Recipe: Potoler Dorma is a wholesome Bengali dish that can be served along with phulkas or rotis. It is a delicious curry of parboiled parwal, stuffed with a mix of paneer, dry fruits, sugar and salt, shallow fried and sauteed in a spicy, tasty gravy. Potoler Dorma can also be served with hot rice.
- Total Cook Time1 hr
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 50 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Medium
Ingredients of Potoler Dorma
- 6-7 Pointed gourd (parval)
- 15 Cashew nuts
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp mustard oil
- to taste salt
- For the filling:
- 100 gms paneer, grated
- 2 dried figs, finely chopped
- 2 dates, finely chopped
- 5 almond (blanched and peeled), chopped
- 5 pistachios, finely chopped
- 10 Raisins
- 1 tsp sugar
- A pinch of salt
- For the gravy:
- 2 Onions
- 2 Tomatoes
- 2 Green chillies
How to Make Potoler Dorma
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Heat 2 cups of water and when it starts to boil, add the peeled and deseeded parwal.
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Let it boil for 3-4 minutes only. Drain the water and pat dry the par boiled parwal and set it aside. Grind all the ingredients given under 'for the gravy' into a puree in a grinder and set it aside.
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In a bowl, add the crumbled paneer, dry fruits, sugar, salt and mix well.
4.
Stuff all the parboiled parwal carefully without breaking it.
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You can tie the stuffed parwal with a thread if you are going to deep fry them. Heat oil in a wide pan and shallow fry the stuffed parwal over low flame till they are uniformly browned on all sides.
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Remove them and set it aside.
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Heat the same pan with the remaining oil (residue) and temper with cumin seeds.
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Add the ground tomato onion puree, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, all spice powder and cook over low flame till the oil separates on the sides of the pan.
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Stir in the cashew nut paste and mix well.
10.
Now, add the shallow fried stuffed parwal and cook covered for just 2-3 minutes and switch off.
11.
Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and serve hot. Add a dollop of ghee to rice and enjoy this dish.