Cheen

by Sunitashah

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Cheen is a traditional vegetable recipe with the bottle gourd or Dudhi cooked with besan, rice flour, spice powders and a pinch of hing. The cheen is enjoyed typically with rotla or rice.

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Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 12 Total Time: 27 mins 4
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Ingredients

1 bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki), chopped
1/2 katori besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 katori rice flour (chawal ka atta)
5 to 6 green chillies, chopped
1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 pinches of asafoetida (hing)

Method

Mix chopped dhudhi,rice flour,besan,chillies,ginger,haldi,salt,sugar,& keep aside for 5 minutes.
Take oil in kadai,once the oil is hot put mustard & cummin & hing.
Put the mixture & mix it nicely.
Lower the flame to medium & cover it withthe lid & put some water on top of the lid & let it steam for 5 minutes,again stir & follow this till light brown.
If you want more crisp part then leave for more time on the flame.
Serve hot with rice rotla or just a hot snack.

This recipe was contributed by Sunitashah on 24 Jan 2002

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