Bottle gourd sabzi

Name: Bottle gourd sabzi
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 700 gms Bottle gourd wash,peel and Chopped in medium size pieces; 2 tbspn chana dal(washed and soaked for at least 2hrs before); 1.5 tbsp mustard seeds; 3 sprigs curry leaves; 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut; 1 marble size Jaggery; 2-3 green chillies; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 turmeric powder; Pinch asafoetida; 1 tbsp urad dal; 1/4 cup water; 1 tbsp coconut oil; to taste Salt

Madhavi Rao @cook_20584335

Loaded with protein..
Bottle gourd is also known as lauki,sorekai,dudhi,ghiya etc, in other languages. It is one of the healthiest vegetable and it is excellent to have during summers. Eating bottle gourd on regular basis helps improve digestion and keep digestive system on a healthy track.

Madhavi Rao @cook_20584335

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Ingredients

35-40mins

4 servings

700 gmsBottle gourd wash,peel and Chopped in medium size pieces
2 tbspnchana dal(washed and soaked for at least 2hrs before)
1.5 tbspmustard seeds
3 sprigscurry leaves
1/4 cupfresh grated coconut
1marble size Jaggery
2-3green chillies
1 tspred chilli powder
1/4turmeric powder
Pinchasafoetida
1 tbspurad dal
1/4 cupwater
1 tbspcoconut oil
to taste Salt

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Steps

35-40mins

1

In a pressure cooker,add d bottle gourd along with the soaked chana dal and add 1/4th cup of water(as gourd releases its own water too) and take 1-2whistle.,and keep aside to cool.(after cooling check the dal once have been cooked or not)
(do not add plenty of water otherwise the gourd will become mushy)so add accordingly.
2

In a mixie jar,add grated coconut,1/2tsp mustard seeds, Jaggery,red chilli powder and salt and make a coarse paste.(do not add water while grinding)
3

Heat a wok,add coconut oil or any cooking oil.,add mustard seeds,let it splutter,add urad dal,green chillies,curry leaves,pinch of asafoetida, turmeric powder and saute on low flame for some second.
4

Add the coarse paste and saute on sim flame for 3-4mins.
5

Add the pressure cooked gourd +chana dal in it(do not add d whole water to it) add as much of water as u prefer for ur curry or make it bit dry (whichever you may prefer)
6

Add salt and Mix well. Close the wok with a lid for 5-7mins.
Your bottle gourd sabzi is ready to serve with phulkas,chapati or steamed rice.
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Note;-This sabzi is not dry,it's bit wet sabzi,if you wanna increase some curry dein add d strained water near about 2tbspn to d curry.