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Doi Potol Pulao

Favourite of the Bengalis – potol cooked with potatoes, kasundi and mixed with cooked rice. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Doi Potol Pulao
Main Ingredients Cooked rice, Pointed Gourd
Cuisine Bengali
Course Rice
Prep Time 0-5 minutes
Cook time 21-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Doi Potol Pulao

  • 3 cups Cooked rice
  • 8-10 Pointed Gourd (potol), peeled and cut into thick strips
  • 3 tablespoons Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 2-3 Green chillies slit
  • a pinch Asafoetida
  • 1 inch Ginger chopped
  • 2 medium Potatoes peeled and cut into thick strips
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 4-5 tablespoons Kasundi Mustard
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coriander leaves roughly chopped

Method

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  1. Heat oil in a non-stick wok, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add green chillies and sauté for 10 seconds.
  2. Add asafoetida, ginger, potatoes and pointed gourd (potol) and mix well. Cover and cook till vegetables are almost cooked.
  3. Add turmeric powder and salt and sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Add kasundi mustard and yogurt and mix well. Add rice and spread it evenly. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Toss the rice lightly and cook again for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
  7. Transfer into a serving plate and serve hot.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1657
Carbohydrates 237.2
Protein 31.2
Fat 64.7
Other Fiber Zinc- 2.9mg
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