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| 10. Stuffed Indian Round Gourd (Stuffed Tinda) |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| Round gourd (Tinda) (medium size tender) |
4 (200 g) |
| Panner (Cottage Cheese) |
4-5 tsp (20 g) |
| Onion (Finely chopped) |
1 medium size (60 g) |
| Ginger garlic paste |
1 tsp (4 g) |
| Cumin seed |
1 tsp (5 g) |
| Red chili powder(Optional) |
½ tsp (1-2 g) |
| Coriander powder |
½ tsp (1 g) |
| Garam masala (Optional) |
½ tsp (1 g) |
| Dry fenugreek leaves (Optional) |
1 tsp (1 g) |
| Dry mango powder |
½ tsp (1 g) |
| Aniseed ground |
½ tsp (1 g) |
| Asafetida |
A pinch |
| Turmeric powder |
A pinch |
| Oil |
3 tsp (15 ml) |
| Salt |
As per doctor’s recommendation |
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| Method |
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Slice the tops off the Tinda. Peel off skin. |
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Scoop out the flesh and chop it finely. If seeds are hard, discard. |
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Blanch the shells and tops for 3-4 minute in boiling water. Drain and run cold water over them, to stop them cooking further. Keep them up-side-down, to drain completely. Keep the tops aside. |
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Heat the 2tsp oil in a pan. |
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Add cumin seeds and asafetida powder. When seeds splutter, add onions, ginger and scooped out flesh. Fry for a few minutes. |
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Add turmeric, coriander powder, ground Aniseed, chili, salt‚ garam masala and paneer , dry fenugreek leaves, all together. Stir fry for a couple of minutes. Turn heat off and cool. This is the filling. |
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Divide the filling to share between the round gourd and fill them with it. Replace the tops. You can secure the lids with tooth picks. |
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Brush each gourd with a little oil, place on a lined tray and bake in a hot oven, 180 Cº for 20 minutes or, until outside begins to look lightly browned. They can be cooked in a non stick pan by using 1tsp oil until outside begins to look lightly browned. |
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You can garnish them with a few chopped coriander leaves. |
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Serve hot with chapattis or rice. |
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| Variation - |
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You can prepare stuff potato, stuff capsicum (Do not blanch capsicum) in similar way. |
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You can make use of panner or boiled potatoes or chana flour (Besan) for preparing stuffing. |
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| Serving- 4 portions |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 Portion |
76.40 |
2 |
5.07 |
5.27 |
19.27 |
29.37 |
46.75 |
0.9 |
60 |
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Suitable for renal failure patient’s with controlled creatinine levels. |
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Suitable for diabetic patient’s. |
| Note- panner (Cottage cheese) is suitable for patient who required good quality protein or you can replace it with potatoes or pumpkin. |
