Peel bottle gourd and taste it if it tastes bitter don't use it. Otherwise cut in cubes.

Wash gram dal and soak it in water for 1/2 an hour minimum.

Heat oil in kadhai add mustard and cumin seeds, add chopped green chillies, curry leaves and chopped tomato in it. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli pwder, coriander pwder in it.

Add boiled gram dal and bottle gourd in it and cook it till 1 -2 boiling.

Serve with chapati