Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Bottle Gourd Curry Recipe.

Ingredients:

2 Cups bottle gourd about 300 grams chopped
1 to 2 green chilies slit (optional)
1 sprig curry leaves
1/4 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp cumin or jeera
1/8 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp oil or as needed
1 tsp chana dal or bengal gram or senaga pappu
1 tsp urad dal or skinned black gram or minapa pappu
1 to 2 tbsps vepudu karam from here or peanut podi or idli podi (refer notes)
1 to 2 tbsps coconut grated fresh (optional)
salt to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Wash bottle gourd under running water.
Peel the skin and chop to bite sized pieces.
Pour oil to a wide heavy bottomed pan.
Then add cumin, mustard, urad dal and chana dal.
Fry till the dals turn golden.
Then add curry leaves and chili.
Fry till the leaves turn crisp.
Add the bottle gourd, salt and turmeric.
Fry on a medium to high flame for 3 to 5 mins, keep stirring to avoid burning.
If the gourd is not tender or less juicy, cover the pan and cook till the gourd is cooked fully.
If it is tender just continue to fry without covering till it is fully done.
Do not over cook to a mushy texture.
Add the vepudu karam and coconut.
Stir well to mix.
Serve bottle gourd curry with rice and rasam or sambar.
You can also serve with chapati.

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