Aloo Parwal( dry)

Parwal aloo/aloo parwal is a typical North Indian dish. This is one of the veggies which I like a lot. In this post I have shared dry version of Aloo parwal.

RECIPE:
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 10-12 mins

Ingredients:

• Parwal/Pointed Gourd: 4-5 nos (peeled and quartered)
• Potato: 2 medium ( boiled and diced)
• Onion: 2 medium ( finely chopped)
• Ginger-garlic paste: 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Tomato: 1 big( finely chopped)
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli pwd: 1 tsp 
• Coriander pwd: 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala pwd: 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
• Salt  to taste
• Coriander leaves: few springs

Method:

• Heat sufficient oil in kadai/pan and shallow fry the prawal and aloo/potato in separate batches till they are cooked properly. Keep aside.

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• Heat the oil in kadai/pan and add jeera.When jeera start splutter then add onion and saute till onion is transparent  then add ginger-garlic paste and cook for min or till raw smell leave.
• Add the tomato and cook till tomatoes turn soft.

• Add all the dry masala and salt and cook for another 2-3 mins.
• Add the parwal, aloo/potato and coriander leaves , mix well so that veggies are well coated with masala. 
• Cook for 4-5 mins on low heat with with kadai/pan covered.  Turn off the heat .

Note :

• Can deep fry the parwal instead of shallow fry.
• Can replace boiled potato with the raw potato/aloo. Using boiled potato is quit time saver when you are running out of time.