Bottle gourd curry

Ingredients:

• Bottle gourd( sorekaayi )1/2 chopped
• Tomato 1 chopped
• Onion 1 chopped
• Green chillies 2 chopped
• Oil 2-3 tsp
• Split black gram 1tsp
• Bengal gram 1tsp
• Mustard seeds ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds ½ tsp
• Asafoetida /hing
• Turmeric pinch
• Red chilli powder 1tsp
• Curry powder 1tsp
• Salt

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add split black gram and Bengal gram. Wait till it becomes golden brown.
• Now add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida(wait for half a minute), then add green chillies and onion. Keep frying for a minute.
• Add tomato, red chilli powder, curry powder and turmeric(wait for one more minute).
• Now add bottle gourd,salt and water. keep boiling it for another 10 to 15 minutes and the curry is done.