Sunday, September 6, 2015

Potol Kosha (Parwal Kasha) Recipe

This is for Maa. There are certain dishes that are best prepared by your mom. I mean it when I say this, nobody in this world can match her when it comes to Potol Kosha.






Well – first things first, the inspiration behind this dish is Maa but the recipe is not hers. I say this because although I tried to recollect the awesome flavours that this dish always have whenever she cooks it, I could not match hers but it turned out to be wonderful. Cooking a good recipe of Potol (or Parwal) seems to be in my genes (Joking)

Ingredients

Potol (parwal) – 8 pcs
Oil – 4 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Bay Leaf – 1 pc
Onion – 1 pc sliced
Tomato – 1 pc sliced
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Cumin powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – ¾ tsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste

Method

  1. Cut the parwals in round shape
  2. In a kadhai, once it is hot pour in 3 tbsp of oil and fry the parwals till they are half cooked. To understand this, you will find the edges are brown and the inside has started to get colored.
  3. Take them out and keep aside. There will still be some oil on the kadhai. Add the remaining oil to it and put the bay leaf, cumin seeds to it
  4. When these start spluttering, pour in the onions. Put salt to taste and fry
  5. Put ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw flavour is gone
  6. Now pour in the tomatoes and spices – turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder.
  7. Mix well and let it cook on medium flame for a few minutes until the raw flavour of the tomato is gone and it appears mushy.
  8. Now pour the fried parwals and mix well. Add sugar.
  9. Add water. Bring it to a boil and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.
  10. Add garam masala, mix well. Put off the heat. Serve hot.
    Relish this beautiful dish with rice! 

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