Bottle Gourd in Milk

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups chopped bottle gourd

1 cup milk

1 onion, finely chopped

4 green chillies, finely chopped

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp mustard seeds

1 tbsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp turmeric

salt (according to taste)

How to Prepare:

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds when the mustard seeds start crackling add chopped onions and green chillies. Cook for a minute and add salt.

Add chopped bottle gourd pieces and cook for 2-5 minutes, mix well and cover with lid, cook untill the bottle gourd pieces turns little soft. Add red chilli powder and milk, stir well and close the lid.

Cook for about 30 minutes or untill most of the milk is absorbed by the bottle gourd pieces. Serve hot

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with rice or chapati.