Dry Stuffed Parwal (Bharwa Parwal Without Gravy) Recipe

Dry Stuffed Parwal is a homely and comforting recipe. You can prepare this with parwal, shredded coconut, coriander-cumin powder, peanut powder, curry leaves, curd, oil, red chili powder, and turmeric powder.

Stuffed Parwal is also known as Bharwa Parwal. Moreover, this sabzi takes three steps to prepare: first prepare the masala, then stuff the Parwal with it, and last, make the sabzi.

It is a famous sabzi in Bengal and Assam in India.

Parwal has many names. It is also known as Parbal, Potol, Parval, or pointed gourd. All the Indian households cook this vegetable mostly every week.

This recipe is spicy, tangy, and full of Indian spice flavors. To make it more aesthetic and approachable to your dinner table, it has coconut as well.

The flavors are quite amazing and give a lovely texture to the dish. Also, the best part about this recipe is that it is prepared without gravy. A dry vegetable sabzi, easy to prepare, and gets ready in just 15 minutes.

Surprisingly if the guest appears or it’s a lazy cook day, you can just mix and match spices with Parwal and make it delicious.

Moreover, Parwal helps you boost immunity power and gives you strength in the body. Also, it is loaded with fiber and best for digestion. One should include this sabzi for weekly cooking.

You can enjoy Dry Stuffed Parwal recipe with roti, paratha, and enjoy with dal rice or kadhi rice as well.

Try similar recipes like Stuffed Parwal With gravy and Guvar Dhokli.

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Ingredients of Dry Stuffed Parwal

  • Parwal - 500 gm
  • Peanut Powder - 1 small bowl
  • Coconut - 3 tbsp (Shredded)
  • Red Chili Powder - 1.5 tbsp
  • Coriander-Cumin Powder - 1.5 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt -1 tbsp
  • Sesame Seeds - 1.5 tbsp
  • Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander - 2 tbsp (Chopped)
  • Cooking Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Curd - 1 tbsp
  • Oil - 1 bowl small
  • Cumin Seed - 1 tbsp
  • Curry Leaves - 10 pcs
  • Curd - 8 tbsp

Steps for Dry Stuffed Parwal

  • Take a bowl and add peanut powder. Then add shredded coconut, red chili powder, coriander-cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt, sesame seeds, ginger-garlic paste, chopped coriander, cooking oil, and curd.
  • Now mix everything well. Your parwal stuffing is ready now. Peel off the skin from parwal. Make a vertical incision in the parwal vegetable. Take out the seeds and make it hollow inside.
  • Stuff the masala stuffing we made in the beginning. Press the stuffing deep inside so that it doesn't come out when it is cooked. Repeat the same for all parwal vegetables.
  • Take a pan. add oil and cumin seeds. Fry till cumin seeds pop out. Then add curry leaves and start placing masala stuffed parwal into the pan.
  • Cover the masala stuffed parwal with curd and cover the pan. Cook for 20 minutes on low flame. do not remove the cover or stir vigorously.
  • Change the parwal position upside down so that it doesn't burn at the bottom. Stuffed parwal sabzi is ready now.

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