Bottle Gourd Balls in Spicy Sauce (Mock Meatballs)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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For the sauce
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 inch fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 cashews
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 1 cardamom pod
- salt, to taste
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For the balls
- 1 (1 lb) bottlegourd
- 1 red onion, chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 green chili pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup oil, for frying
- salt
- 2 tablespoons gram flour
directions
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Instruction for the balls:
- Peel the skin of the bottle gourd.
- And grate it.
- Let it drain for at least 1 hour.
- Press nicely to take away all the water that comes out (trace of very little water is fine, but remove as much as you can).
- Meanwhile chop the onion finely.
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients for the balls, except the oil.
- Make balls with it and fry it until dark brown.
- Keep the ball aside.
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Instruction for the sauce:
- Take half of the chopped onion, garlic and ginger and make into a coarse paste without adding any water.
- Then blend the cashews and tomatoes, again without adding any water.
- Heat a pan add two teaspoon oil.
- when it is hot enough add the cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom.
- Stir for about 10 seconds.
- Now add the chopped onions.
- When it turn golden brown add the onion, ginger and garlic pasted.
- Stir continuously.
- When the onion smell goes and a nice aroma comes, add the spice powders and salt.
- Stir for a minute and then add the blended tomato cashew.
- Let it come to a boil and then keep it on a medium heat for another 10 minutes.
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Finishing Touches:
- Now add the fried balls to the sauce.
- Garnish with coriander.
- Serve with rice, Indian bread or anything of your choice.
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