Lauki/Suraikaai/Bottle gourd peanut masala

Name: Lauki/Suraikaai/Bottle gourd peanut masala
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium sized lauki/bottle gourd; 1 medium sized Onion; 2 medium sized Tomatoes; 10 pods crushed garlic; 1 sprig curry leaves; 2 spoons Curry chilli powder; 2 cups Hot water; 100 grams Roasted peanut; For seasoning-; 1 spoon mustard seeds; 1 spoon urad dal; 1/2 spoon jeera; 3 spoons Oil

Malini @thatfoodiewoman

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Malini @thatfoodiewoman

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

#goldenapron3
#week15
#lauki

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Ingredients

4 servings

1medium sized lauki/bottle gourd
1medium sized Onion
2medium sized Tomatoes
10 podscrushed garlic
1 sprigcurry leaves
2 spoonsCurry chilli powder
2 cupsHot water
100 gramsRoasted peanut
Forseasoning-
1 spoonmustard seeds
1 spoonurad dal
1/2 spoonjeera
3 spoonsOil

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Steps

1

Remove skin of bottle gourd and chop them into bite size pieces. Keep all other ingrediants ready
2

Blend roasted peanuts after removing the skin into a coarse powder.
3

Take a kadhai and add 3 spoons oil and splutter mustard followed by ural dal and jeera.
4

Add garlic and curry leaves and let it splutter.
5

Add chopped onions and fry till transculent.
6

Then add tomatoes and rock salt and cook till tomatoes turn mushy.
7

Add chopped bottle gourd and coat it with the masala and cook for 5 minutes
8

Add 2 spoons curry chilli powder and saute till raw smell goes off
9

Then add 2 cups hot water and cook till bottle gourd is cooked (approximately 7 minutes)
10

Then add the powdered roasted peanuts and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until gravy thickens and serve with hot steamed rice.

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Malini @thatfoodiewoman

on May 06, 2020 06:39

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

I started loving to saute the pan from a very young age. The love for food spiced up the love for cooking in me. I like to try out a same recipe in different ways. The recipes posted here are those recipes which are tried and tested and are those versions that i like the most. Inspirations are also taken from various blogs and youtube videos. Although I believe, traditional cooking is the way of life, my taste buds never stops me to try out a variety of cuisines.They say "Follow your passion" and yeah, "Here I am!!"Cook your heart out👩‍🍳❤️