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Westbengal · Breakfast

Bottle Gourd Curry

Traditional 34. Bottle Gourd Curry recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 500g bottle gourd (lau), peeled, seeded, diced
• 3 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 100g potatoes, diced
• 1 tbsp ginger, grated fine
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup water
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Bottle Gourd Curry

1. Heat oil (2 mins, high): Mustard oil shimmering.
2. Temper (1 min, high): Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, asafoetida.
3. Add ginger and chilli (30 secs, medium): Add ginger, green chillies.
4. Add potatoes (1 min, medium): Add potatoes, stir.
5. Add bottle gourd (1 min, medium): Add bottle gourd, stir to combine.
6. Add water and turmeric (2 mins, high): Pour water, dust turmeric, bring to boil.
7. Simmer (10 mins, low): Cover, simmer until vegetables are tender, gravy slightly reduces.
8. Add sugar (1 min, low): Stir in sugar, simmer 1 min.

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