Name: Stuffed snake gourd( chichinga) recipe by Uma Sarkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Snake gourd - 7-8 pieces ( clean halves); Boiled mashed potato - 1 cup; Khaskhas paste - 1/2 cup; Boiled green peas - 1/2 cup; Grated coconut - 1/2 cup ( fresh); Chopped onion - 2 tbsp; Chopped chillies - 1 tbsp; Chopped coriander - 1/4 cup; Salt; Turmeric powder - 2 tsp; Onion paste - 2 tbsp; Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp; Chopped tomato - 1 nos; Cumin powder - 1tsp; Red chilly powder - 1tsp; Garam masala pwd - 1/2 tsp; Oil - 2-3 tbsp; Maida - 1 tbsp

ABOUT Stuffed snake gourd( chichinga) RECIPE

My mom used to prepare this dish and all time favourite item of mine. Snake gourd stuffed with khas khas , fresh coconut, green peas and potato. Ordinary vegetable turned into an exotic dish.......

Ingredients Serving: 8

Snake gourd - 7-8 pieces ( clean halves)
Boiled mashed potato - 1 cup
Khaskhas paste - 1/2 cup
Boiled green peas - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup ( fresh)
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Chopped chillies - 1 tbsp
Chopped coriander - 1/4 cup
Salt
Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
Onion paste - 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chopped tomato - 1 nos
Cumin powder - 1tsp
Red chilly powder - 1tsp
Garam masala pwd - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Maida - 1 tbsp

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp oil and chopped onion saute for 2mins. Add chopped chillies, salt ,turmeric powder stir and add potato ,green peas, cook for 2 mins and add coconut and khaskhas paste . Make the stuffing to be dry and remove from the heat.
Stuff the snake gourd with cooled curry and dust some maida to both sides. Deep fry the them and keep aside.
Heat oil in another Kadhai and add ginger garlic paste and cook it till raw smell was gone. Add onion paste and tomato following by all the masalas . Cook the masalas till oil separated from the side, add 1 and 1/2 of water . Add stuffed snake gourd after the gravy boiling started. 2-3 mins to cook and check the salt nd sugar ( can be add 1/2 tsp sugar )
Add some chopped coriander and serve .

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