Ingredients

• 1 - tender, medium-sized, Snake Gourd
• 2-3 - medium-sized Potatoes
• 2 - green chillies
• 3 - Cloves of garlic
• 2 - Shallots
• A pinch of Turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• rice powder

How to Make Snake Gourd Cutlets

• Scrape the snake gourd and cut it in to halves/quarters.
• Remove the seeds.
• Meanwhile, boil the potatoes
• Heat a bit of oil in a pan. Add chopped shallots and crushed garlic.
• Fry till onions are soft.
• Mash the potatoes. Add the shallot mixture, crushed green chillies, turmeric and salt to taste.
• Stuff the snake gourd with the potato mixture.
• Cut the stuffed snake gourd in 1/2 cm thick circles.
• Stick the potato mixture to the inner sides of the circle if it tends to come out.
• Coat with rice powder and shallow fry in a bit of oil.
• Serve hot with mint chutney.