Bottle Gourd Or Zucchini In Yogurt

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup gourd, cubed
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 green chili pepper (optional)
• 1 tablespoon coconut, grated (fresh or dry)
• 1/2 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oil (vegetable or canola)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 -3 dried red chilies

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, or using a mortar and pestle, make a paste out of the cilantro, coconut and chili.
• 2 in a saucepan, heat oil on medium heat.
• 3 add and toast the mustard seeds until they pop.
• 4 add and toast the cumin seeds until they brown.
• 5 add the bottle gourd cubes and also green chili-cilantro-coconut paste.
• 6 stir in turmeric, salt and about quarter cup of water.
• 7 close the lid and cook on medium-low heat, until the bottle gourd pieces are tender.
• 8 reduce the heat to low and stir in the yogurt.
• 9 turn off the heat and remove the saucepan from the stove.
• 10 cover the pot with a lid and let the curry sit for about 15 minutes, for the flavors to mingle well.
• 11 serve warm with rice.