DARPAN RECIPES
• 2 tbsps tomato puree • 1 tbsp cashew paste • 1 tbsp yoghurt • 1 tsp cumin powder • 1 tsp turmeric powder • 1 tsp coriander powder
Preparation • Cut the cucumber into two halves and peel
Cucumber
Mussalam BY CHEF GAUTAM MEHRISHI
Chef Mehrishi has become a household name with his various cooking shows on
Ingredients • 3 small and soft cucumbers • 250 gms kachri (lemon cucumber)
For the filling:
the television. In his
• 50 gms khoya
most trending show,
• 1 tbsp cashew chopped + 1 tbsp cashew paste
Kitchen Magic, he brings professional
• 1 boiled and grated potato • Coriander
and innovative
• Mint
global cooking
• Green beans
techniques to the home kitchen.
• Salt to taste • 1 tsp cumin powder
For the gravy: • 2 medium-sized onions, chopped • 1 tbsp ginger paste
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the outer skin. Scoop the seeds and make a hollow cylinder inside. • Punch the outer portion of the cucumber
with a fork and run salt around it and keep it aside to marinate for 15 minutes. • In a pan, boil water with salt and turmeric,
and add the cucumber. Let it become soft but not too soft as otherwise it will not be able to hold the stuffing. • Mix khoya, potato, chillies, salt, cumin
powder, peas and carrot to prepare the stuffing. With the help of a spoon gradually fill this stuffing in the hollow cylindrical cucumber. Then, holding the cucumber carefully cut it into one and half inch-thick slices and keep it aside. • For the gravy, add oil in the wok and then
add onions. After they get brown add gingergarlic paste. • Let it cook for a while and then add tomato
puree, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and salt. • Once the masala is cooked properly, add
cashew and paste and mix it well. Keep mixing continuously so that the cashew does not get burnt. Add a little water and garam masala, and keep mixing it. • Once the masala is again dried and seems
cooked, add beaten yoghurt, cover the lid and cook for two minutes. • Now gradually add the cut slices with 30 per
cent of the slice above the gravy and put the flame on slow. Let it cook under cover for five to 10 minutes.
