Bottle Gourd Raita

Name: Bottle Gourd Raita
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bottle gourd of medium size; 1 onion chopped; 1 green chilli chopped; 1 inch ginger grated; 2 spring curry leaves; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; to taste salt; 1 cup fresh curd; 1/4 cup grated coconut (optional); 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1-2 dry red chillies; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

#GA4#week21#key word_ bottle gourd.
Bottle Gourd Raita is a healthy and easy to make recipe prepared using grated bottle gourd, curd and few spices. It goes very well with Indian meals as a side dish. It can also be served as an accompaniment wtih parathas and theplas.

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Ingredients

10 minutes

4 servings

1 bottle gourd of medium size
1onion chopped
1green chilli chopped
1 inchginger grated
2 springcurry leaves
2 tbspoil
1 tspcumin seeds
to taste salt
1 cupfresh curd
1/4 cupgrated coconut (optional)
1 tspsugar
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1-2dry red chillies
1 tbspchopped coriander leaves

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Steps

10 minutes

1

To begin with, wash, peel and grate the bottle gourd.
2

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When they start to sizzle, add green chilli, ginger,onion and few curry leaves. Fry till onion turns translucent.
3

Add in grated bottle gourd and salt. Saute for a minute or two.
4

Add little water and cook covered on a low medium flame for 3-4 minutes or till the water dries up and the bottle gourd softens. Turn off the heat and let the bottle gourd cool.
5

Meanwhile, take curd in a bowl and whisk it until smooth. Add in sugar, grated coconut, cooked bottle gourd and mix thoroughly.
6

For the tempering, heat remaining oil in a tempering pan and add the mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add dry red chillies and curry leaves. Saute on a medium flame for few seconds.
7

Pour this tempering over the curd- bottle gourd mixture. Thus ready is the bottle gourd raita. Serve it garnished with chopped coriander leaves.