One of my friend gave me this vegetable from his garden and I am trying to figure out the exact name of this vegetable. After reading online and looking at google images, I am pretty sure this one is the same as bottle gourd. The biggest challenge for me is to carry it from my car to my house – the reason, it was almost 4.5 feet long.
Ingredients:
- 12 oz piece bottle gourd
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- ¼ cup Panko Japanese bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons finely shredded unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- A little butter or cooking spray
Method:
- Pre heat oven to 450F.
- Split bottle gourd lengthwise and remove the seeds and the middle soft flesh
- Cut each half into about 4-6 strips
- Mix bread crumbs, coconut, and salt together in a shallow dish or plate
- Lightly beat egg and milk
- Dip bottle gourd pieces in egg mixture and roll over the bread crumb
- Place strips on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake at 400F for about 25 -30 minutes or bread crumbs are lightly browned
- Serve immediately warm with hot chili sauce. or hummus
