Kakrol Pur Bhaja I Stuffed Teasel Gourd Pakoda I A Bengali style Bhaja for Dal Rice

As a Bengali homemaker I am always fond of traditional Bengali authentic food. Today I am going to share another authentic recipe, Kakrol Pur Bhaja (Stuffed Teasel gourd Pakoda).

By name it may be difficult to identify the vegetable, hope you will able to recollect by the image. Availability of Kakrol is very rear in Pune, at the same time size of the vegetable should be big enough to do stuffing.

Serving: 03 Person

Cooking time: 20 Minutes

What we Need:

Kakrol (Teasel Gourd)-4-5 Pcs
Soaked Rise-1.5 Cup
Oil for deep frying
Mustard Seeds-1.5 tsb
Turmeric-1/2tsp
Green Chilli- 2pcs (Depending on how much spicy you want)
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Wash the kakrol and section in middle.
Take a pan with water,some salt and turmeric,add all the kakrol for boil to 70-80%. Once that done switch off the gas and keep pan aside.
Once that somewhat cools down, scoop out the seeds and flesh part with a spoon.

Complete all of the boiled Kakrol, one by one.

Preparation of Stuffing:

Grind Mustard ,Green chilies, with some salt and prepare a smooth mixture
Then mix the Kakrol flesh and seeds with the mixture, and grind it again.

Preparation of Batter:

Grind 1.5 cup soaked rice with some water and salt.
Mix 1/2 tsp turmeric into the batter.

Stuffing and deep frying:

Now take required oil for deep fry in a pan and heat it up.
Add 2 tsp hot oil in the batter, this will make the Pakora real crunchy.
Now with a spoon stuff the the mixture and later coat with the batter, add in the hot oil for deep fry.
Once Kakrol Pur getting golden brown, remove it and serve with Daal rice or with any veg Thali.

Note: Adding hot oil in the batter make your Pakora will be really crunchy.

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