Bottle gourd Kootu Curry

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Description

Curry made with combination of mixed vegetables and Bengal gram. Instead of using many vegetables i have tried with Bottle gourd. Any squash would be good too.

Ingredients
1 cup

Bottle gourd (cubed)

1 cup

Bengal gram

1 no

Onion

2 clove

Garlic

¼ cup

Tomatoes

1 no

Green chilli

4 tsp

Fresh grated coconut

¼ tsp

Mustard

¼ tsp

Cumin seeds

¼ tsp

Split black gram

¼ tsp

Asafoetida powder

5 nos

Curry leaves

2 pinch

Turmeric powder

¼ tsp

Red chilli powder

½ tsp

Salt (or to taste)

3 tsp

Oil

2 stks

Coriander leaves- for garnishing

½ cup

Water

Instructions


Wash and soak Bengal gram for at least 1/2 hour . Wash  bottle gourd, peel the skin off, remove the sponge like tissue with seeds, and cut them into small bite size cubes. Chop the onions and tomatoes. Pressure cook soaked Bengal gram with cubed bottle gourd, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, garlic adding little salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and 1/2 cup water. Cook for just one whistle and switch off. Now heat oil in a kadai splutter mustard, cumin seeds, split black gram, curry leaves with asafoetida powder. Transfer the cooked Dal to this and mix. Add freshly grated coconut and cook for couple of minutes and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with plain rice.


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atlast prepared it. but i

atlast prepared it. but i added 1 cup of water, since i didnt get ur reply that time. It has come off very well.Thanq

Mullai, What ratio of water

Mullai,
What ratio of water s used to pressure cook bottle gourd with bengal gram n other stuff?

Adding half a cup of water

Adding half a cup of water should be fine.

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