Bharwa Parwal Recipe, Stuffed Parwal Sabji in Punjabi Gravy

Bharwa parwal recipe (stuffed parwal) – A delicious homely recipe of stuffed parwal (pointed gourd) cooked in punjabi gravy.

A disclaimer first 🙂 Today’s recipe is not my recipe. This recipe of bharwa parwal is my sister in laws recipe which she generously shared with me. I have tried this and it came out really well. So thought of sharing it today. Pardon me for the photographs as they were clicked during evening. Normally I click photos during day time but since I made this bharwa parval recipe for dinner, I have only these pics. Also it is quite some time since this sabji was made. The photographs were in my laptop and never saw light of the day. So finally thought I would publish this recipe and later when I get some time will update the pics with some pretty ones.

Parwal also known as potol, parbal, parval or pointed gourd is a vegetable that is cooked in many Indian homes aspecially in the eastern states of Bengal, Assam etc. As parwal taste a bit like potato it is also known as green potato. Parwal is usually cooked with other vegetables. I have already shared recipe of aloo parval sabji that is a regular dish in my home. Today’s recipe of stuffed parval is a bit different. We are going to cook it in punjabi style onion & tomato gravy. The flavors are amazing and this sabji will be very different then what you usually have. Also it is good to try giving twist to a common vegetable like parwal.

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In this recipe of bharwa parwal I have used filling made from besan and peanut powder along with some Indian spices. This filling can also be used to stuff other vegetables like bhindi/okra (bharwa bhindi recipe), karela (bitter gourd) etc. The filling is easy to prepare and taste really great.

Let us check the step by step recipe of bharwa parwal (stuffed parval) with photos.

Recipe of Bharwa Parwal with Step by step pictures

Let us first prepare our parwals for this bharwa parwal sabji recipe. Wash the parwals and remove the outer layer using peeling knife.

Make a slit lengthwise across the parwal as shown in below pic and remove all seeds from inside. Repeat this step and deseed all remaining parwals this way.

Let us make the filling mixture for bharwa parwal recipe. For this we will need red chili powder, roasted gram flour (besan), peanut powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, sugar, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice.

All the ingredients along with their exact quantities are shown in recipe box at the end of this post.

Mix all the ingredients describe above in a plate. Make a well in center using fingers and pour a tbsp or two of oil. Combine all ingredient and prepare filling mixture for bharwa parwal. Add enough oil to bind the mixture together.

Take the parwal in hand and fill the mixture as shown in below picture. Repeat the process and stuff all the parwal with besan singdana mixture. Don’t worry if some of the filling remains. We will use that in gravy.

Now place all the stuffed parwals in a steamer. We are going to steam the stuffed parwal so that they cook nicely. If you do not have steamer then you can place a perforated bowl on top of pressure cooker as I have done here and steam the parwals in this makeshift steamer 🙂 Let the parwal steamed atleast for 8-10 minutes.

Now to make punjabi gravy for bharwa parwal we will need grated onion and tomato. You can even make paste (puree) of onion & tomato if you want.

Let us start with the punjabi gravy of bharwa parwal. For that in a non-stick thick bottom pan, heat some oil and add cumin seeds.

Once the cumin turns golden brown in color add red garlic chutney. If you don’t have garlic chutney then you can even use garlic paste and some red chili powder.

Cook for 1/2 min until the raw flavor of garlic is gone and its nicely cooked.

Now add grated onion in oil and stir well. Cook the onions in oil for 2-3 minutes until they become translucent.

Once the onion is cooked add grated tomato or tomato puree. Mix well.

Now add all dry spices like red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder. Add salt as per your taste and give a gentle mix to all spices. Let the spices get cook in onion tomato gravy.

Cook all the spices along with onion & tomato for 2-3 minutes until it start oozing oil.

Now add the remaining filling mixture of besan & peanut in gravy.

Combine everything together and cook for a minute. Add water at this stage in gravy if required.

Throw in the stuffed parwal in onion & tomato gravy and mix well nicely so that they are coated with gravy. Let the parwal get cooked along with gravy for 2-3 minutes. Add water in gravy if required.

Delicious bharwa parwal sabji or stuffed parwal in punjabi gravy is ready. Serve this bharwa parwal sabji with jeera paratha, roti, daal and jeera rice or steamed rice.

Bharwa Parwal Recipe Box (Stuffed Parwal)

• aloo parval sabji
• bharva bhindi sabji
• aloo cabbage dry
• bhindi peanut fry
• soya granules green peas sabji