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 put it on the stove once again , until you get hot steam from it.

Switch off the stove squeeze in  half a lemon juice and garnish it with finely chopped coriander leave

Serve it with hot rice, or roti .










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