Lauki Ki Sabji\ Bottle Gourd Curry

Bottle Gourd alos known as Lauki is usually not a common favourite. But is very healthy and highly nutricious vegetable.

Hence everytime I try to experiment with it. This time I cooked it togather with yellow moong dal and the outcome was not bad.

Ingredients:
Bottle Gourd\ Lauki - 1 small
Yellow moong dal - half cup
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
Chilli powder - half teaspoon
Turmeric powder - half teaspoon
Mustard seeds - half teaspoon
Jeera seeds - half teaspoon

Hing
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Salt
Water

Procedure:
1. Wash and soak the yellow moong dal for half an hour in water
2. Wash the bottle gourd and peel the skin. Chop the bottle gourd and keep aside.
3. Take a kadhai, add 2 teaspoon oil, next add mustard seeds.
4. Once they splutter, add jeera and then hing
5  Finely added chopped onion, Fry it till golden brown.
6. Next add Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Garam masala.
7. Next add chopped bottle gourd and cook it for som time
8. Next add the soaked moong dal.
9. Add half cup boiling water and sufficient salt.

Lauki ki sabji is ready.
Serve it hot with rice or rotis

Notes:
1. You can add jaggery and peanut powder to enhance the taste of the curry.