Name: Bottle Gourd Palyam recipe by Rajeshwari Shyam Bhat at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Chopped bottle gourd 1cup; Grated Coconut 1/4 cup; Salt 1/2 tea spoon; Water 25 ml/ 1/4 cup; Sprig Malacca powder 1 tea spoon; For seasoning... cooking oil 1 tea spoon; Broken red chilly 1; Mustard seeds 1/2 tea spoon; Split black gram lentils 1/2 tea spoon; Curry leaves few; Turmeric powder 1/4 tea spoon

ABOUT Bottle Gourd Palyam RECIPE

#Better Buttur#Spice trial#Sprig Healthy way to eat vegetables in the form of palya is one of the popular idea. It's easy to cook,tasty and good for health.

Ingredients Serving: 3

Chopped bottle gourd 1cup
Grated Coconut 1/4 cup
Salt 1/2 tea spoon
Water 25 ml/ 1/4 cup
Sprig Malacca powder 1 tea spoon
For seasoning... cooking oil 1 tea spoon
Broken red chilly 1
Mustard seeds 1/2 tea spoon
Split black gram lentils 1/2 tea spoon
Curry leaves few
Turmeric powder 1/4 tea spoon

Instructions

Cut bottle gourd vertically into half, peal the skin and chop into thin pieces.
Heat a pan,add oil. When oil starts heat add red chilly and mustard seeds. Let the mustard seeds splutter.
Now add split black gram lentils,let it turn little brown then add curry leaves.
Now add chopped bottle gourd pieces, stir well for a while.
Add salt and turmeric powder.
Add 25 ml of water,again stir well.
Add sprig Malacca powder a tea spoon for good flavor.
Cook it covered till the veggies are soft. Keep stirring in between. For this I took only 4 minutes in medium flame.
When the water is evaporated completely add grated coconut and mix well.
Serve along rice or chapathi.

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