Narkel Potol Bahari

Recipe courtesy : http://www.bongcookbook.com/2013/06/narkel-moshla-potol-moving-up.html



Heat  1 tsp of Oil 

Ingredients :

Potol - 6-7

Dry spices :
1 tbsp peeled, chopped ginger 

1 tsp Cumin seeds  

1 tsp Coriander seeds
4 Laung 
1/2 cup of grated coconut
2 dry red chilli
2tbsp posto seeds

Others :
Curd -1/2 cup
Green chilli - 3
Salt, sugar, turmeric, chilli powder, mustard oil
2 cardamom
Tejpata

1. Take potol. Wash and peel the skin in stripes. Then chop in half along the length.  
2. Roast the dry spices until you get a warm spicy smell. Cool and put everything in the blender jar.
3. Add 1/2 cup yogurt and 4 green chillies. Make a smooth paste 
4. Now heat some more oil(~3 tbsp) in saute pan.
5. Fry the potol with salt and turmeric till they are yellow with some brown spots. Remove and keep aside
6. Season the oil with 2 cardamom and 1 tej patta 
7. Add coconut-masala paste. 
8. Add salt, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder and little Turmeric powder. With sprinkle of water fry the masala at low heat till oil seeps from edges 
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10. Next add the fried potol and mix with the masala. Add couple more green chillies if you want.
11. Add about 1 cup of water, sugar to taste, cover and cook till potol is done. Now remove cover and dry off any excess water. The gravy should cling to the patol, "makho-makho" as we say in Bengal.
12. Serve with luchi, parota or rice