I got these gourds fresh from the market and rather than preparing a boring vegetable dish I wanted to prepare some different using Tindays. I remembered reading this recipe in an old magazine some time back. I added some of my own twists to it.
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Ingredients
Serves : 5 5 Apple gourds
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Ingredients for the stuffing
- 1 cup Soaked split Moong beans (green grams) (soaked for 4 hours)
- 2 tsp Mixture of coriander and mint leaves (mint should be in lesser quantity)
- 1 in Ginger finely chopped
- 2 Green Chillies Chopped
- 1/4 tsp Asofoetida (Hing)
- 1/2 tsp Raw Mango Powder (Amchur)
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder or flakes
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds (Raai)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- Few Curry leaves (Kadi patta)
- 1 cup water
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for gravy
- 1/2 cup Mixture of finely chopped coriander and mint leaves (take less quantity of mint to avoid bitterness)
- 1 tsp Poppy seeds (khus khus)
- 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 2 Small Tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 Diced Big Onion
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds (Raai)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
Method:
- Wash the apple gourds and remove its outer skin. Remove its top portion and remove the inner portion to make it a bowl shape as shown below. Separate the seeds from scooped flesh and keep it aside.
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-gourd-sccoping.jpg)
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- Heat some oil in a pan , add Mustard seeds and cumin seeds, once you hear slight crackle add curry leaves and asafoetida, stir for a while, Now add ginger and green chillies and stir again.
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-gourd-step2a.jpg)
- Add moong beans to the pan
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- Add turmeric red chilli powder and stir for a while. Add 1 cup of water and salt to taste. Cover the pan and leave it till the beans are cooked.
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-gourd-step4a.jpg)
- Add the coriander and mint mixture to pan and mix them well
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-gourd-step5a.jpg)
- Now we have to stuff the moong beans inside the apple gourd bowls. Keep them aside.
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Now we will prepare the gravy for the dish
- Now take a blender and add all the ingredients listed above for gravy, except milk oil and garam masala. Blend until it turns into fine paste.
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- Now take the same pan we used earlier and heat some oil in it.
- Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds
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- After the cumin seeds crackly add the paste to the pan. Add the garam masla and stir the paste for 5-7 minutes.
- Add some water and place the stuffed apple gourds in the pan.
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-gourd-step9a.jpg)
- Cook it for approximately 10 minutes, When the paste thickens add the milk and mix it slowly with the gravy.
![](https://kamathskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/stuffed-apple-gourds-1.jpg)
The dish is ready and can be served hot with rice or chapatis.
I am sure you will enjoy this dish. Please email me and tell me about your experience cooking this recipe.