লাউএর খোসা ভাজি, Lauer Khosha Bhaji

Bengalis tend to not waste any food and will come up with innovative ways to make even the toughest food tender, delicious and appetizing. Here is a very simple recipe where we turn the peels of a bottlegourd into a tasty morsel.

Ingredients

• 1 cup peels from bottlegourd
• 1/4 tsp nigella
• 1 tbsp mustard paste
• 1-2 dry red chilli peppers
• 1/2  tsp turmeric powder/paste
• 1 tbsp mustard paste
• salt to taste

1 cup peels from bottlegourd1/4 tsp nigella1 tbsp mustard paste1-2 dry red chilli peppers1/2  tsp turmeric powder/paste1 tbsp mustard pastesalt to taste

Steps

• Add the peels, salt and 1/4 of the turmeric into a pot of boling water
• Boil for 10-15 minutes
• Drain and set aside
• Heat the oil over high heat in a pan
• Add the nigella and dr chilis and let splutter for a few minutes
• Add in the boiled peels and fry for 3-4 minutes
• Add the remaining turmeric and cook additional 10 minutes, stirring occassionally
• Add mustard paste and salt to taste
• Stir and cook until the peels are tender