Pointed Gourd Recipe | Odisha Style Potala Korma

Directions

• Ingredients : Pointed Gourd, Potato
• Remove the uppaer layer ( Skin ) of Pointed Gourd
• Slice the pointed gourd from center ( Don’t Split) [ Just mark a cut in the center of pointed Gourd ]
• Cut Potato ( Peeled) in 4 pieces
• Fine chopped Onion
• Few Garlic cloves
• For paste : take some char magaz & Poppy Seeds in a mixer grinder [Char Magaz – Dried Melon Seeds]
• Make the paste and keep aside
• In a pre-heated pan add some cooking oil
• add 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• shallow fry the pointed gourd ( Parwal )
• In the leftover oil , Shallow fry the potato
• Add some bay leaf
• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp red chili powder
• Add Chopped Onion and fry
• add 3-4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• Add 1 tbsp cumin seed powder
• Add 2 tbsp coriander powder
• Add salt as required
• add 1/2 cup water to avoid over cooking
• Add Fried Pointed Gourd & Potato ( Parwal )
• Add 1 cup water
• After Boiling starts add paste of Charmagaj & Poppy Seed
• Add Kasuri Methi
• Add Powder of Dry Roasted Cumin Seed and Red Chili
• Add Coriander leaves and serve
• Parwal korma ready to serve