Name: Bottle gourd chutney
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 250 gm bottle gourd chopped into medium size pieces; 5 green chillies; 1 table spoon sesame seeds; 2 tsp tamarind pulp; 1 bunch Coriander leaves chopped; 3-4 pods garlic; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 pinch turmeric powder; Salt to taste; 3 tsp oil; For seasoning:; ¼ tsp mustard seeds; ½ tsp split black lentil; 1-2 dry red chillis; Few fresh curry leaves; 1 pinch asafetida

Bottle gourd chutney

21 Jul 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

Bottle gourd is a long melon and is a water-based vegetable. It is very good for your health and nutritious too. This recipe is simple, yet delicious and done in South Indian style, with tempering. This chutney is a wonderful, versatile way to use this vegetable.

Ingredients

250 gm bottle gourd chopped into medium size pieces
5 green chillies
1 table spoon sesame seeds
2 tsp tamarind pulp
1 bunch Coriander leaves chopped
3-4 pods garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 pinch turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 tsp oil
For seasoning:
¼ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp split black lentil
1-2 dry red chillis
Few fresh curry leaves
1 pinch asafetida

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan and add coriander, cumin seeds and stir fry for 3 mins. Keep aside.
In the same pan add sesame seeds and fry till they splutter, remove and set aside.
In the same pan add oil, add the chopped bottle gourd, green chillies, garlic cloves, coriander leaves, a pinch of turmeric powder and fry for 10 mins, remove and cool.
Grind coriander, cumin and sesame seeds, then add rest of the ingredients along with tamarind extract and salt. Grind to a fine paste.
Heat one tsp oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them pop, add black lentils and let it turn brown, add curry leaves, asafetida and dry red chillies and stir fry for few seconds.
Pour the seasoning over the ground paste and serve with hot rice.