Bottle gourd-Bengal Gram Curry is a typical example of the Kerala style gravy with coconut paste. Bottle gourd pieces and Bengal gram cooked with coconut paste. Here I am posting the bottle gourd lentil curry with step by step photos.
Ingredients
Toor dal/sambar parippu ½ cup
Bottle
gourd pieces 1 cup
Turmeric
powder
¼ tsp
Salt
to
taste
To
prepare coconut paste
Coconut ¾
cup
Shallots
4 numbers
Garlic 3 to 5 cloves
Green
chilly 3 numbers
Curry
leaves 4
leaves
Jeera
½
tsp
For
tempering
Curry
leaves 1 spring
Coconut
oil 2 tbsp
Mustard
seed ½ tsp
Shallot 3 numbers
Curry
leaves 2
spring
Red
chilly 2
numbers
Method of preparation
Cook half cup Bengal gram/dal in a pressure cooker with one cup of water, after first whistle, turn to medium flame, after two whistles switch off the stove, wait until the pressure goes completely.
Mash it and keep aside.
Wash and remove skin of bottle gourd, make small pieces and keep aside.
Mash it and keep aside.
Wash and remove skin of bottle gourd, make small pieces and keep aside.
Take 3/4 cup coconut, four shallots, three to five garlic, three green chilies, four curry leaves and 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera).
In a pan, cook the bottle gourd with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, salt and ¾ cup of water.
Cook covered.
Mix the cooked bottle gourd with mashed dal and coconut paste. Do a taste test and add salt if needed. (If you want more gravy, add some more water at this stage.) Let it boil for one minute. Switch off the stove.
Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a pan, add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, allow it to crackle, add curry leaves and chopped shallots, saute for a few minutes.
Switch off the stove and pour into the curry.
Finally, the bottle gourd Toor dal curry is ready to serve. It goes well with steamed rice.
Tips
Cook dal and bottle gourd separately.
Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a pan, add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, allow it to crackle, add curry leaves and chopped shallots, saute for a few minutes.
Switch off the stove and pour into the curry.
Finally, the bottle gourd Toor dal curry is ready to serve. It goes well with steamed rice.
Tips
Cook dal and bottle gourd separately.
Don’t add too much water while cooking dal.
Mash dal before mixing with bottle gourd.
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