Stuffed Ridge Gourd (Turai)

Ingredients:-
Medium sized ridge gourds (turai) - 500 gm
Onion - 2 big (grated)
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
Tomato puree - 1 bowl
Curd - 2 tablespoons
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Dried Mango Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil - 3-4 tablespoons


For garnishing:
Cream

Method:-
1. Wash, dry and peel the turai. Then make one slit through the centre of the each turai and do the same in all.

2. For filling take a non-stick pan. Put some oil into it and once it becomes hot then add mustard seeds into it and let them splutter. After that put grated onion into it and let it cook for 2 minutes. Then put ginger garlic paste into it and after stirring it well, then put curd and tomato puree and cook it until it dissolved into the masala and then put garam masala, coriander powder, dried mango powder, Kashmiri chilli powder,  turmeric and salt to taste into the pan and mix it well. Once the masala cooked, then turn off the flame (when the oil starts looking out from the spices, it means your masala is ready). Now let it cool for a minute.

3. Fill the cooked masala into the slits of ridge gourd (turai) with the help of spoon.

4. Now take the nonstick pan and put the rest of the oil into it and heat it. Then shallow fry all the stuffed turai. Cover the pan with lid and let it cook. Turn the turai carefully and let it cook until the turai cooked it properly. Now stuffed ridge gourd is ready.

5. Put it in the serving plate and garnish it with cream. Serve it hot with paranthas or chapati.