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Bottle gourd chutney

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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add coriander, cumin seeds and stir fry for 3 mins. Keep aside.
  2. In the same pan add sesame seeds and fry till they splutter, remove and set aside.
  3. 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.
  4. Grind coriander, cumin and sesame seeds, then add rest of the ingredients along with tamarind extract and salt. Grind to a fine paste.
  5. 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.
  6. Pour the seasoning over the ground paste and serve with hot rice.