Bottle gourd kootu ( surakai kootu) ( lauki )

Bottle gourd  was origin in Asia, the botanical name of bottle is Lagenaria Siceraria. It belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. The bottle gourd juice is used for stomach aciditiy, indigestion and ulcer.It is an fiber rich vegetable.It is also helpful in losing weight.

Ingredients

1. Bottle gourd  (500 grams)
2. onion
3. Tomato
4. Garlic
5. Toor dhal
6.curry leaves
7. coriander leaves
8. chilli powder
9. turmeric powder
10.cooking oil
11. Mustard seeds
12. Little Black gram
13. Little Bengal gram
14. Green chilli

Procedure for preparation:


Step 1:  pour little oil in the Pressure cooker, put mustard seed, black gram and bengal gram, following add curry leaves and one green chilli.

Step 2: Add onion and fry for 5 minutes, then add garlic and tomato fry it for another 5 minutes, then add the bottle guard pieces and fry it for few minutes.

Step 3: Put chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt , then pour one cup of water to the cooker.

Step 4: Add the 1 cup of soaked toor dal in the cooker. little water has to be added.

Step 5: close the cooker and leave for 5 whistle, then u can open and garnish the kootu with coriander leaves.