Bharali Dodaki – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Heat up a pan on medium heat and add peanuts.
• Roast peanuts until light brown.
• When peanuts begin to change the color add coconut, cumin seeds, white sesame seeds, curry leaves, garlic and fry for about 3-4 minutes.
• Adding sesame seeds is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want.
• When everything is roasted well turn off the gas and let it cool down.
• Transfer the mixture into a blender jar and add kala masala, red chili powder, salt, sugar, coriander leaves
• Blend it into powder and masala id ready.
• Transfer the masala into a dish and add water to give binding and mix well.
• Cut off the end portions of ridge gourd and peel it.
• Cut it into 2” pieces and give it a slit at the center like we do for bharala vange.
• You can give 2 cuts if want like vange.
• Stuff the masala in each piece of gourd.
• Heat up oil in a pan. Drop the stuffed pieces into it and cover it to cook.
• After steaming for about 3-4 minutes remove the lid and flip the pieces over.
• Cover and steam for maximum 2-3 minutes more.
• After about 2 minutes remove the lid and mix well once.
• If you want to make gravy, move the ridge gourd aside and add the remaining masala into the oil.
• Fry the masala for 2 minutes.
• When the masala is roasted well mix it with ridge gourd and add water.
• Mix well and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Bharala dodaka is all ready.