Tuvar dal and bottle gourd curry
Ingredients: Tuvar dal - 1 small cup Bottle gourd- 1/2 of the bottle gourd Potato - 1 Salt as per taste Coriander leaves- Handful Ginger garlic paste- half teaspoon Turmeric powder- two pinches Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon Curry leaves -Handul Seasoning - Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chilli,asoefotida, carom seeds Method of preparation: Take a pressure cooker and place it on the stove , once heated add in oil. Add the above mentioned seasoning and once it splutters, add in curry leaves, onion, ginger garlic paste, slit green chilli. After onions turn translucent, add tomatoes and let it cook for a minute. Add turmeric powder, salt, coriander and cumin seeds powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Add the chopped potatoes, bottle gourd pieces, washed tuvar dal and add sufficient water which is about 1-11/2 cup. Place the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for 2-3 whistles, until potatoes are completely cooked. after 5 mins open the lid and mash the cooked vegetables and pu