Bottlegourd Kootu !

Bottlegourd Kootu !

• Bottlegourd -1 small 
• Chana dhal- 1/2 cup
• Onion -1/2 
• Garlic flakes-3
• Turmeric Powder-1/4 th tsp
• Tamarind-tamarind seed size 
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut-1/2 cup
• Green chilles-2 or according to the taste 
• Curry leaves -1 sprig 
• Pepper corns-3 
• salt to taste 

Seasoning 

• Oil-1tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds-1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves -1 sprig  

Method 
Soak Chana Dhal in water for 20 mts n pressure cook it .. 
Peel n chop bottlegourd to reasonable size n cook it in little water ..
Grind grated coconut, garlic flakes,turmeric powder, cumin seeds, onion , tamarind, green chillies, pepper corns ,curry leaves to a fine paste
add this ground paste to d cooked dhal , bottlegourd n boil ...  n then season it !