Bottle Gourd with Spicy Bengal Gram Curry - Surakkai kootu

Quite simple and time saving dish and goes well along with rotis, bread and rice. I am not a big fan of this bottle gourd but i cannot deny that it helps me in saving my cooking time. But yes it sounds delicious with white rice with ghee and papad.

Ingredients: 

• Bottle Gourd - 1 
• Split Bengal Gram - 1cup 
• Onion - 1 
• Tomato - 1 (Optional) 
• Green chili - 3
• Coriander Powder - 4tsp 
• Curry leaves - 1strip 
• Mustard seeds - 1tsp 
• Lentil (or)Vadagam/Seasoning balls - 1tsp 
• Oil 

Procedure:

• Boil the bengal-gram, mash a little bit and keep aside.
• Peel and finely chop the bottle gourd and keep aside.
• In a deep vessel add little water and cook the onion, green chilies and bottle gourd.
• Or cook all the vegetables in pressure pan for 2 whistle.
• Now add the mashed split bengal-gram/chana dal and bring it to thick consistency.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds/Lentil or urad dal and curry leaves. Add it to the thick curry.
• Add 1Tbsp of ghee and remove it from the flame.
• Serve it with white rice or roti.