Bottle Gourd Moong Dal Curry

  Preparation Time: 20 minutes

  Cook Time: 30 minutes

   Ingredients:

   2 cups of diced Bottle gourd (slice them to small pieces)

   1/2 cup of soaked Moong dal

   1/2 cup of onions

   4 green chilies

   Tempering: 1/2 teaspoon of Jeera, 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 

   3 curry leaves, pinch of hing.

   1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric

   Peanut oil as needed

   Salt as needed

    Steps to Prepare:

• In a pan, put oil and once oil is warm add all the tempering ingredients
• Add Onions and sauté well. Add Green chilies.
• Add slices of bottle gourd and sauté.
• Now, add Moong dal.
• Add Turmeric powder
• On a low flame, cook Bottle gourd and Moong dal together. we should do this approximately for 20 minutes
• In between, if needed add some water.
• Add Salt.
• Make sure Bottle gourd is well cooked. 
• Bottle Gourd Moong dal curry is ready for serving.
• Serve hot with Hot rice.