Chana Potol / Pointed Gourd With cream cheese

As we already know that lunch hour is the best hour of the DAY... ( reference of previous post)..

Today I am going to share my DIY version of the famous bengali recipe.. CHANA POTOL...

And I definitely think that you can really make this amazing recipe in no time....

CHANA POTOL

Now the Ingredients:-

1. POTOL/ POINTED GOURD (200 GM)
2. PANNER / CHANA / CREAM CHEESE (200 GM)
3. OIL ( 2 TBSPN)
4. BAY LEAF (2)
5. RED CHILI
6. FENUGREEK  SEED / METHI ( A PINCH)
7. SALT * AS PER TASTE
8. GREEN CHILIES *AS PER YOUR TASTE BUT KEEP IT MILD
9. TURMERIC POWDER
10. JEERA POWDER
11. GARAM MASALA
12. NOW COMES THE TRICKY PART... TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE I MADE A PASTE OUT OF CANNED PANNER...

NOW THE PROCESS:-

• Heat the oil..add bay leaf and dried red chili... and add fenugreek and jeera seeds into it..

• Now add the POTOL/ pointed Gourd into the pan and also add Turmeric powder and Salt with green chilies and cook them for 3 min with it's lid covered.

• When they are cooked add the CHANA PASTE/ CREAM CHEESE and fry them for a little bit.

• Fry them for a little bit and then add the Jeera Powder and Fry them for little bit.

• Then also add the Garam Masala and Fry it for little bit. and there you have your CHANA POTOL ready.

THE FINAL LOOK

YOU CAN ENJOY IT WITH RICE AS WELL AS ROTI... IT IS SUPER SIMPLE AND SUPER QUICK.. SO GIVE IT A TRY AND DO SHARE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AND YOU CAN REPOST IT IN INSTAGRAM AND DON'T FOLLOW TO TAG ME..

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ENJOY....