Stuffed Chichinge\Snake-Gourd (different syle)

Here is a combination of baking, frying & stuffing, in a single recipe. First I baked to make an egg-cover in one face of the Chichinga pieces, then I stuffed those pieces with something which I like & finally frying to cover the other side of the pieces with egg. I enjoyed this; enjoyed how the idea came step by step as I was cooking; enjoyed the food finally-a lot.

Ingredients:

Snake gourd 1 medium 

Egg 2, beat with salt in a  bowl

Onion 2 cups, very finely chopped

Chilli 2, chopped

Oil

Salt

Capsicum 1 large, very finely chopped

Tomato 1 medium, very finely chopped

Coriander powder 1tsp

Cumin powder 1tsp

Method:

1. Remove skin of snake gourd, cut into 4 pieces & take out the seeds completely, so that the pices look like hollow cylinder.

2. Heat 1tbs oil and saute onion for 1/2 min. Add the chopped chilli and fry for a few seconds. Add the capsicum, tomato and cook for 2 minutes. Add salt and masala powders (coriander, cumin & chilly). Cook for 1-2mins. Stuffing is ready.

3. Heat a non-stick pan. Place the gourd pieces vertically & pour 1-2tbs of the egg mixture in each piece. Lower the flame & cover the pan. This will cover one open face of the cylindrical piece.

3. keepthe flame low, uncover & take the gourd pieces in a try & add 2tbs of the fillings inside each pieces. Now pour 2tbsp of the egg mixture over the fillings to close the other face of the piece.

4. Immediately transfer the pieces to the hot pan & fry in hot oil. Fry both the sides of the pieces now.

Linking: Monsoon Of India and JCO.

Linking to JCO: I M Well Stuffed!

Fish Stuffed Snake-Gourd\Chichinge

We all love to have pakoda or fry in not-so-hot evenings. In Bangalore, most of the weekend evenings, when I have lovely company & weather is little cool or rainy, my brain gets stuffed with fried ideas. Anything, stuffed or fried, always goes very well with a cup of hot coffee. What you say!

Here is one of my stuffed pakoda, which you can enjoy with pudina chutney, tomato sauce or hot coco.

Ingredients:

Snake gourd 1 medium 

Fish (big) 100gm, cleaned-fried-bone out-mashed

Onion 2 cups, very finely chopped

Chilli 2, chopped

Oil

Salt to taste

Besan 1cup

Turmeric powder 1tsp

Coriander powder 1tsp

Cumin powder 1tsp

Chilly powder 1/2tsp

Method:

1. Remove skin of snake gourd, cut lengthwise into 2 pieces, then make pieces of 2inches (breathwise) from each half. Scoop out the seeds so that a boat like shape is formed for the filling.

2. Heat 1tbs oil and saute onion for 1/2 min. Add the chopped chilli and fry for a few seconds. Add the mashed fish and cook for 2 more minutes. Add salt and masala powders (coriander, cumin & chilly). Cook for 1-2mins. Stuffing is ready.

3. Fill each piece with the filling.

4. Mix besan, salt, turmeric powder with water to form a smooth batter. Dip each stuffed Bottle gourd pieces in the batter & fry in hot oil,in a pan.

Linking: Monsoon Of India and JCO.

Linking to JCO: I M Well Stuffed!