How To Make Stuffed Gilka Recipe (Maharashtrian Style Stuffed Silk Squash)
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How To Make Stuffed Gilka Recipe (Maharashtrian Style Stuffed Silk Squash)

How To Make Stuffed Gilka Recipe (Maharashtrian Style Stuffed Silk Squash) is a delicious Lunch dish that can be prepared in just 0 minutes....

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10 Min Prep

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20 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 6 Gilka (sponge/silk squash) - cut into about 3 inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - as required for garnish (chopped)
  • 2 Onions - finely chopped
  • 7 cloves Garlic - crushed
  • 3 tablespoon Groundnut powder
  • 2 tablespoon Sesame powder - roasted
  • 2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoon Maharashtrian Goda Masala
  • 1 teaspoon Jaggery - grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
  • Salt - to taste

Instructions

1
To begin making the Stuffed Gilka, we will first make the stuffing.In a dish swirl around all fixings mentioned under stuffing.
2
swirl around everything properly and keep it aside.Next, make a slit length wise in each gilka piece without cutting through.
3
Carefully stuff about a tablespoon of the filling inside the cut.mildly hot fat in a flat non-stick pot.
4
toss in the cumin seeds and the place the stuffed gilka in the pot, cut side up.put a lid on and oven-cook for 3-4 mins on low flame.
5
Carefully turn over the pieces and oven-cook on the other side till soft but the pieces are still intact. Use 1-2 tablespoon aqua if required for culinary preparation.
6
top with coriander leaves and dish up.dish up Stuffed Gilka with Dal Tadka, Kachumber Salad and Tawa Paratha for a fiery, flavourful meal.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Maharashtrian Recipes
Course
Lunch
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
30 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins
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