Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Bottle gourd Sabzi

Other names - Surakkai curry / Surakkai Sabzi / Lauki curry / Lauki Sabzi

Prep Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 15 min

Serves: 3 to 4


Ingredients
  1. Bottle gourd - 1 medium sized
  2. Roasted gram powder - 3/4 to 1 cup
  3. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  4. Green chillies (finely chopped) - 2
  5. Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. Garam masala powder (optional) - 1/2 tsp
  7. Lemon juice - juice of one full lemon
For seasoning
  1. Vegetable oil - 2 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  3. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  4. Curry leaves - few
Method
  1. Wash, peel & dice bottle gourd.
  2. Pressure cook along with green chillies, salt without adding water for two whistles.
  3. Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
  4. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves; saute for a min or two.
  5. Add the pressure cooked bottle gourd, red chilly powder, roasted gram powder, garam masala powder; cook for 3 to 5 min in medium flame.
  6. Switch off gas, add lemon juice & combine.
  7. Serve hot with chapthis, rotis, phulkas, parathas, idlies & dosas.

2 comments:

  1. What is roasted gram ? Is it pottu kadalai ?

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  2. yes vandana...i ve added the link along with the name.sry yaar!

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