Bottle Gourd Rice

Name: Bottle Gourd Rice
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 Bottle Gourd chopped; 1 1/2 cup sona masoori rice; 2 3/4 cup water; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee; Whole spices (Cinnamon, cloves, stone flower, 1 tsp fennel seeds); 1 1/2 onion thinly sliced; 1 red chilli; 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste; 5-6 stem coriander leaves; 3-4 stem mint leaves; 1 1/2 medium size tomato chopped; 3/4 tsp red chilli powder; Salt as required; drops Few lemon

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Bottle Gourd Rice

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Ingredients

45 mins

3 servings

1/2 BottleGourd chopped
1 1/2 cupsona masoori rice
2 3/4 cupwater
2 tbspoil
1 tbspghee
Whole spices (Cinnamon, cloves, stone flower, 1 tsp fennel seeds)
1 1/2onion thinly sliced
1red chilli
1 tbspGinger garlic paste
5-6stem coriander leaves
3-4stem mint leaves
1 1/2medium size tomato chopped
3/4 tspred chilli powder
Salt as required
dropsFew lemon

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Steps

45 mins

1

Heat a pressure cooker with oil and ghee and temper with whole spices.
2

Add onion and red chilli. sauté until it becomes very soft.
3

Add ginger garlic paste and sauté until raw smell goes.
4

Add coriander leaves and mint leaves. Sauté for few mins. Add tomato and sauté until it becomes soft. Add red chilli powder and salt.
5

Add bottle gourd and sauté for few mins. Add water and mix it well. Add rice and finally add few lemon drops. Close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
6

Serve with any raita.