Name: Virar style special Bottle Gourd curry recipe by archana chaudhari at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Bottle gourd 500 gm; Onion 1; Tomato 1; Potato 1; Ground nuts 2 Tbsp; Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp; Turmeric 1/2 tsp; Red chilli powder 1/2tsp; Garam masala 1/2tsp; Cumin seeds 1tsp; Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch; Black pepper corns - 5; Bay leaf 1; Hing 1/2tsp; Besan(chana dal atta) 1 Tbsp; Jaggery 1 Tbsp; Tamarind pulp 1 Tbsp; Oil 2 Tbsp

ABOUT Virar style special Bottle Gourd curry RECIPE

One of my friend from Virar, Mumbai told me about this special recipe. This is a delicious curry made with bottle gourd to be served with roti or rice.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Bottle gourd 500 gm
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Potato 1
Ground nuts 2 Tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2tsp
Garam masala 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1tsp
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
Black pepper corns - 5
Bay leaf 1
Hing 1/2tsp
Besan(chana dal atta) 1 Tbsp
Jaggery 1 Tbsp
Tamarind pulp 1 Tbsp
Oil 2 Tbsp

Instructions

SOAK GROUND NUTS IN WATER FOR 2 HRS.
PREPARE ALL INGREDIENTS.
CHOP BOTTLE GOURD,ONION,TOMATO AND POTATO IN MEDIUM SIZE.
IN OIL ADD ALL WHOLE SPICES AND HING.AND ADD CHOPPED ONION. SAUTE IT UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN.
ADD GINGER GARLIC PASTE.
ADD CHOPPED TOMATO.
AFTER TOMATO IS COOKED LITTLE ADD ALL DRY MASALAS.
FRY MASALA UNTIL AROMA COMES THEN ADD CHOPPED POTATO.
ADD CHOPPED BOTTLEGOURD.
ADD SALT AND SOAKED GROUND PEANUTS.
ADD 1 CUP WATER.
TRANSFER IN A COOKER.
COOK TILL 3 WHISTLES ARE ATTAINED.
TO HALF CUP WATER ADD BESAN, JAGGERY, TAMARIND PULP.
ADD IN COOKED BOTTLE GOURD CURRY.AND COOK ANOTHER 5 MINUTES.

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