Stuffed Padval

Ingredients	For 4	For 100
Snake gourd (tender)	450gms	11kg
Onions	55gms	1.35 kg
Potatoes	225gms	5.6 kg
Green chillies	10gms	250gms
Ginger	a small pieces	30gms
Turmeric	a pinch	15gms
Mustard seeds or fenugreek seeds	a pinch	15gms
Salt	to taste	80 – 100gms
Lime	½	10
Bengal gram flour	30gms	340gms
Water	600ml	14.75lit
Oil to fry (absorption)	30ml	340ml

Wash and steam gourd, whole or cut into half, until half cooked. Cut into 5 cm (2”) pieces. Remove seeds. Apply salt and set aside. Boil potatoes. Peel and dice. Chop onions, green chillies and ginger. Heat a little oil. Add mustard seeds; when they crackle, add chillies, onion, ginger, turmeric, potatoes and salt. Mix well. Add lime juice. Mix again and remove. Stuff the gourd with potato stuffing. Prepare a batter with gram flour, salt and water. Dip gourd in batter and deep fry in hot oil.