Bottle Gourd curry
Ingredients:
- Gourd (small, peeled and chopped): One bottle
- Turmeric powder: Half teaspoonful
- Red chilli powder: Half teaspoonful
- Cumin seeds: One teaspoonful
- Tomato (finely chopped): One
- Green chillies: Two
- Salt to taste
For the tempering:
- Vegetable oil: One teaspoonful
- Mustard seeds: half teaspsoonful
- Dry red chilli: One
- Curry leaves: A few
- Fresh and chopped coriander leaves: Two teaspoonful
Method:
- Cook the bottle gourd, turmeric powder, red chilli poweder, cumin seeds and tomato, ornion and green chillies in a pressure cooker until one whistle. Remove and allow to cool. Add salt and stir.
- For tempering, heat the oil in a pan; add the mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add the red chilli and curry leaves. Saute for just a minute or until the red chilli changes colour to dark red. Add the cooked bottle gourds to this and mix well.
- Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander leaves.
