Bottle Gourd Sabzi

 Bottlegourd Sabzi/ Sorekayi Palya

Side Dish

Ingredients

2 cups Bottlegourd ( cut into pieces)

1 Onion chopped

2 -3 Green Chillies chopped

1 Tomato chopped

4 Curry Leaves chopped

1 spoon Coriander Leaves chopped

1 spoon Mustard seeds

2 spoon Channa Dal

1 spoon Turmeric Powder

1 spoon Masala powder

1 spoon Roasted Gram Powder

1 spoon Grated Coconut (optional)

3 spoons Oil

Salt

Method:

Cut bottlegourd into small pieces and pressure cook for 1 whistle in a pressure cooker.

Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame, add mustard seeds, channa dal, onion, green chilli and saute well.

Add  curry leaves, turmeric powder, masala powder.

Add cooked bottlegourd pieces to the pan and mix it to the mixture.

Add chopped tomato, roasted gram powder, coconut, salt, half cup water  and coriander leaves and cook for 10 - 12 minutes on a medium flame.

Serve bottlegourd sabzi with chapati or rice.