BOTTLEGOURD MILK CURRY

This posting is about Bottle gourd milk curry. It is very delicious to eat with hot steamed rice. This is a favourite food of our village people, 

Ingredients:

Bottlegourd medium size one

Mustard seeds one spoon

Peanut oil one tablespoon

Cumin seeds one spoon

Coriander leaves optional

Salt to taste

Turmeric one poon

Milk one cup

Shallots 6 chopped

Curry leaves tow sprigs

Green chillies two split

Water half a cup

Procedure:

Peel off the skin of the bottle gourd

Remove the inner pulp

Chop the gourd into cubes

Heat the frying pan with oil.

Add mustard seeds to splutter. 

Once they spluttered, add shallots, curry leaves and green chillies

Saute for a few seconds.

Add turmeric.

Saute again in low flame.

Add the veggie and saute again.

Add salt and water

Close with a lid and allow cooking for two minutes over a medium flame.

Observe the cubes turns soft.

Add cumin seeds.

Mash the cooked veggie along with mustard seeds.

Set aside to cool down.

Blend the bottle gourd cubes with milk for a second.

Enjoy with hot steamed rice!