Bottle gourd curry
This is a popular Indian curry made using bottle gourd (lauki ki sabzi)
Ingredients
- 1 no Bottle gourd medium size
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeera
- 1 no Onion chopped
- 1 no Tomato chopped
- 2 nos Green Chillies sliced
- piece Ginger
- 1 bulb Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/4 cup Water
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a cooker base and add Cumin seeds
- Add chopped onions, sliced green chillies, grated ginger, chopped garlic and sauté
- Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and sauté
- Add chopped tomato and mix well
- Add cut pieces of bottle gourd and mix well
- Add water to cook the bottle gourd
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles
- Open the cooker after the pressure releases, add few coriander leaves and is now ready to be served
Step by step method
- Heat oil in a cooker base and add Cumin seeds
- Add chopped onions, sliced green chillies, grated ginger, chopped garlic and sauté
- Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and sauté
- Add chopped tomato and mix well
- Add cut pieces of bottle gourd and mix well
- Add water to cook the bottle gourd
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles
- Open the cooker after the pressure releases and add few coriander leaves
- The curry is now ready to be served
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