Ingredients

• 1 - long bottle gourd
• 1 tbsp - chopped ginger
• 1 tbsp - chopped green chillies
• 5-6 - curry leaves
• 1 tsp - urad dal
• 1 tsp - jeera
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric
• 1-2 - red chillies
• 1 tbsp - Oil
• Salt to taste

How to Make Bottle Gourd Curry

• Peel the bottle gourd and chop into small pieces.
• Heat oil in a kadai, add the urad dal, jeera, and let it brown for a minute.
• Then add the red chillies, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida.
• Once the mustard seeds splutter add the green chillies, and ginger, fry for another minute.
• Now add the washed and chopped bottle gourd pieces and turmeric.
• Let the gourd get coated with the seasoning. Fry for a few minutes.
• Then add salt and cover the kadai and cook on slow fire for about 12 - 15 minutes or till the pieces soften.
• Garnish with some finely chopped cilantro leaves and serve hot with rotis or rice with ghee.