Bottle Gourd Curry

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Bottle Gourd Curry


200 gms or about 5 inches of a medium sized bottlegourd chopped into one inch cubes
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
1/4tsp turmeric
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 onion and 1 tomato (medium sized) ground to a puree together
1 tsp tamrind paste or juice of a lime (see note below)
1 tsp of panch phoran. (equal quantities of methi, mustard, fennel, kalonji, jeera seeds)
1 tablespoon oil
A couple of green chillies

Heat oil, add the panch phoran. When it sputters add the bottlegourd and stir, add the ginger garlic paste, the turmeric and chilli powder and fry a minute on high heat continuously stirring. Then add the onion tomato tamrind puree. Add salt to taste. Cover and cook till the bottlegourd is done. Add garam masala and slit green chillies and switch off the flame. Let it be covered for 10 minutes. Serve hot with rotis or rice

If using lime, add it at the very end with the garam masala and green chillies, after switching off the stove.

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