Bottle Gourd Curry with Milk

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Bottle Gourd Curry with milk

Very creamy and tasty curry. Highly nutritious and cooling to the body. Goes with all types of rotis and breads and best with rice as main dish. Very easy to cook so beginners please give it a try you will definitely enjoy cooking and eating it too. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South
Keyword Bottle Gourd curry with milk
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients

  • 1 Bottle Gourd small sized
  • 6 Cashew Nuts
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 4 tsp Oil

Instructions

  1. Wash, peel and cut the gourd into small pieces.

  2. Grind cashew nuts and mix them in the half cup milk and keep aside.

  3. Take a pan add oil and temper with 1/4 tsp each of mustard and cumin seeds and urad and channa dal 1 tsp and 5 curry leaves after they start spluttering add the gourd pieces.

  4. Fry for a minute then add salt, chili powder, turmeric and add 1/4 cup water and close the lid and cook for 7 to 10 minutes till the vegetable is cooked stir occasionally.

  5. When the gourd is cooked to your liking now add milk and cashew nut mix and cook for 2 minutes and switch off. 

  6. Serve hot with chapati or rice isn't it yummy.