Bottle Gourde Curry (Dudhi/Lauki/Sorakaya Kura)

 

 Ingredients 

•  Bottle gourd - medium sized - outer skin peeled, then cut into cubes
•  1 cup of dalia (pappulu, pottu kadalai) - finely powdered (Dalia or Pappulu is a type of dal made by roasting the chana dal or bengal gram)
• 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and turmeric
• Jaggery, one tablespoon or to your liking

Preparation

• Heat one teaspoon of peanut oil in a big saucepan, toast mustard seeds, cumin and curry leaves. Add the bottle gourd cubes. Cover and cook them in their own moisture
• When they are little bit softened, add the finely powdered dalia (pappulu), red chilli powder, salt, turmeric and jaggery. Add half glass of water and mix them all thoroughly, without any lumps
• Cover and cook for about 10 minutes until the sauce thickens and bottle gourd pieces turn soft
• Serve hot with chapatis or with jowar(Sorghum) roti