Potoler Dorma [stuffed chicken keema]

Potoler Dorma [Stuffed Pointed Gourd With Keema]

Introduction:  Potoler Dorma is a traditional festive dish of
Bengali cuisine.Which is actually a fusion of mutton keema / poppy paste. It's a Poila Baisakh-er special dish [veg / non veg]. Stuffed Pointed Gourd in a rich gravy.

 Ingredients:

Step 1:

• 4 tbsp chicken keema
• 2 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 1 tbsp chopped green chilli
• 1 tbsp grated ginger 
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 4 tbsp grated boiled potato
• 4 tbsp mustard oil
• 1/4 tsp cumin seed
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder

Step 2:

• 8 potol (pointed gourd) cut on top & scraped it's pulp
• Don't waste the part of  top
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp kasmiri red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 2 tbsp onion paste
• 1 tbsp ginger -garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• 2 bay leaves
• salt &sugar as per taste
• 1/2 tbsp ghee
• 1/2 cup whit oil for deep fry 

Procedure:

1. heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed
2. after it stops crackling, add chopped onion
3. add ginger-garlic paste and chopped chilli
4. add keema, salt and sugar
5. cook for 2-3 mins with cover on low flame
6. add potato and garam masala and mix well
7. and make a tight dough, now the stuffing is ready
8. now peel and prick the potols lengthwise side of 3-4
9. stuff the potols with keema stuffing
10. and seal the top with the top part
11. push the outside of top part towards inside  carefully
12. heat oil in a wok and deep fry each potol carefully
13. take out the  potols in a bowl
14. now heat 4 tbsp oil in another pan and add bay leaves
15. add onion and ginger-garlic paste and saute, add salt & sugar
16. add tomato paste and all powder masalas and stir
17. add 1/2 cup of water and cook until oil comes over the masala
18. now add 1& 1/2 cup of water and when it starts to boil
19. then add stuffed potol in gravy , cook on low flame
20. when gravy becomes thicker, add ghee and garam masala
21. ready to serve Potoler Dorma with hot rice or paratha

Serves: 2-3