Bottle gourd cooked in Indian spices.
Ingredients:
2 small bottle gourd-peeled and chopped or 1 medium sized.
2 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 small red onion finely chopped
1 chopped green chili
1 " ginger grated
salt according to taste
1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder
pinch of asafetida
1 teaspoon corinader powder
1/2 tespoon red chili powder
pinch of jaggery powder
chopped cilantro to garnish
First Peel and chop the bottle gourd.
In a wok , add 2 tablespoons of ghee and cumin seeds. Once you hear the crackling sound add the chopped onions , ginger and green chili till it is golden brown then add all the other spices and chopped bottlegourd. Toss it and stir ot for 405 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of whater and cover it for 4-5 minutes. Taker the lid off stir it add the cilantro and stir it for 3-4 minutes. Se
rve with hot chapatis.
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