Bottlegourd Rice

Name: Bottlegourd Rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 to 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Oil; 1 Bay leaf; 3 Cloves; 1 Green Cardamom; 1 inch Cinnamon; 1 Star Anise; 1.5 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tsp Grated Ginger; 2 Sliced Green Chilli; 1/8 tsp Asafoetida/Hing powder; 2 cup Grated Bottle gourd (About 400g); 1 Tomato (deseeded & julienned); 1 tsp Black Pepper powder; 1/8 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 1 tbsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp Dry Mango Powder; 1.75 tsp Salt; 1 cup Basmati Rice; 1 cup Water; 1 cup Coconut milk

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Bottlegourd is a wonder vegetable which is very useful in weight loss, in treating urinary tract infections, in cooling the body etc. This recipe makes use of this wonder vegetable.

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Bottlegourd is a wonder vegetable which is very useful in weight loss, in treating urinary tract infections, in cooling the body etc. This recipe makes use of this wonder vegetable.

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Bottlegourd is a wonder vegetable which is very useful in weight loss, in treating urinary tract infections, in cooling the body etc. This recipe makes use of this wonder vegetable.

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Bottlegourd is a wonder vegetable which is very useful in weight loss, in treating urinary tract infections, in cooling the body etc. This recipe makes use of this wonder vegetable.

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 to 3 people

3 tbspOil
1Bay leaf
3Cloves
1Green Cardamom
1 inchCinnamon
1Star Anise
1.5 tspCumin Seeds
2 tspGrated Ginger
2Sliced Green Chilli
1/8 tspAsafoetida/Hing powder
2 cupGrated Bottle gourd (About 400g)
1Tomato (deseeded & julienned)
1 tspBlack Pepper powder
1/8 tspTurmeric Powder
1/2 tspGaram Masala
1 tbspCoriander Powder
1 tspDry Mango Powder
1.75 tspSalt
1 cupBasmati Rice
1 cupWater
1 cupCoconut milk

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Steps

30 mins

1

Wash and soak rice for 20 mins
2

Heat oil. Saute bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, green cardamom and cumin seeds.
3

Add ginger, green chilli and hing. Saute.
4

Add the grated bottle gourd. Cook with stirring on high flame for 3 to 5 mins.
5

Add all the spice powders and salt.
6

Add 1 cup water and 1 cup coconut milk. Once the water comes to a boil add basmati rice.
7

Once the basmati rice absorbs 3/4th of water, add tomato. Close and cook on lowest flame for 15 mins.
8

Open after 10 mins. Fluff up.
9

Offer Bottlegourd Rice to Lord Sri Krishna. Honor Krishna Prasadam.