Name: Bharva gilki (sponge gourd) recipe by Varsha Saraf at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Gilki thin n small one 5-6; Onion 3 finely chopped; Ginger 1/2 inch; Garlic 5-6 cloves; Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp; Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp; Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp; Fenugreek seeds 4-5 seeds; Black cumin seeds (kalonji) 1/2 tsp; Coriander seeds 1tbsp; Asafetida 1/4 tsp; Salt to taste; Turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp; Red chilli pwd 1 tsp; Coriander pwd 1 tsp; oil to fry

Ingredients Serving: 4

Gilki thin n small one 5-6
Onion 3 finely chopped
Ginger 1/2 inch
Garlic 5-6 cloves
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds 4-5 seeds
Black cumin seeds (kalonji) 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds 1tbsp
Asafetida 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp
Red chilli pwd 1 tsp
Coriander pwd 1 tsp
oil to fry

Instructions

Peel the skin of gilki thinly and wash it. Cut gilki in finger size if they are too long and make a cut mark on a side of it for stuffing.
Take a pan and dry roast fenugreek, fennel, coriander, cumin, mustard, kalonji seeds slightly and grind it in a mixer finely.
Grind 1/2 onion , garlic and ginger together. Finely chop rest of the oNions.
Now heat oil in a pan and add asafetida and chopped oNions, grind paste of onion, ginger , garlic and salt to taste. Stir till onion get soft. Now add seeds dry masala which we grinded earlier and turmeric , red chilli, coriander pwd. Keep stirring till oil separates.
When the stuffing gets cool, fill the stuffing in gilki gently.. make sure gilki doesn't break.
Half of the stuffing will be left after filling in gilki.
Now heat 2 tbsp of oil in a flat pan and place gilki on the pan in a manner that stuffed portion should be downward.
Pour the rest of the stuffing upon gilki.
Close the lid and let the gilki cooked on a low flame
Then after 7-8 mins turn the stuffed gilki gently.. not stirring too much.
When the gilki will be cooked oil will seperates
Serve hot bharva gilki with tawa roti and rice.

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