Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 to mato (finely chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (peeled)
  • 2 green chili (slit/hari mirch)
  • 1 medium sized bottle gourd / lauki / ghiya (peeled and diced)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder / haldi
  • 2 tsp red chili powder / lal mirch
  • salt to taste/namak
  • 2 tbsp coconut paste
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaver/cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 3 tbsp oil

Instruction

  • In a pan, add oil and fry the onion till translucent.
  • Now add the green chili, garlic, tomato, salt, turmeric and cook till the tomato pieces are tender.
  • Throw in the diced bottle gourd / lauki, red chili powder and water and cook till it is cooked. (You can alternatively cook it in a pressure cooker to save time. Just 1 or 2 whistles of the pressure cooker will be sufficient to cook the bottle gourd thoroughly)
  • Add a cup of water, coconut paste, tamarind paste and coriander leaves, cook on low flame till oil begins to float on top.
  • Serve hot with steamed plain rice