Ingredients

• 1 cup - chopped bottle gourd
• 1 big - onion, chopped finely
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp - cumin powder
• 3 - whole dry red chillies
• 4 or 5 - curry leaves
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp - oil

How to Make Bottle Gourd Side Dish

• Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
• When the mustard seeds crackle add the curry leaves, onion and dry red chillies and fry for a few minutes.
• To this add bottle gourd pieces, chilli powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt.
• Add a little water and cook covered on slow fire till the bottle gourd turns tender.
• Serve hot.
• Recipe Courtesy: Anglo-Indian Recipes