Bottle Gourd Curry

Category : Vegetarian
Rating :
Total Votes : 1

Serving :
Cooking Time :
Cusine Type : Kerala

Ingredients

Bottle Gourd - 1
Channa dal - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Water - 3/4 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Whole Red Chili - 3
Curry Leaves - a few
Salt to taste

Directions

1.Peel the skin of the gourd and cut into cubes.
2.Soak the channa dal for 15 minutes and after that pressure cook it with onion, tomato, 1/2 cup of water and salt for three whistles.
3.Remove it from heat and add the Bottle Gourd into the above mixture and again pressure cook it for one whistle in medium heat.
3.Then open the lid and let it simmer in medium heat .
4.Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard, red chilli and curry leaves. Once the seeds sputter, put this seasonings in the above bottle gourd mixture.
5.Boil the mixture till it becomes thick in consistency or until the water goes off and then remove from heat.

Serve this bottle gourd curry hot with rice or chapathi.

No comments for this recipe. Feel free to be the first.