Ingredients
Scale
For the peanut powder
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 6 cloves garlic
Other ingredients
- 1 medium size bottle gourd
- 2 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
- 2 sprig curry leaves
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 1 cup onions or Indian shallots, chopped
- 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 green chillies, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2 sprigs coriander leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Dry roast peanuts and garlic on a low flame until the peanuts are well roasted and brown.
- Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Add in a pinch of asafoetida. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the chopped onions. Saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes. Add in the salt and sliced green chillies. Saute till the tomatoes are cooked and dry.
- Add in the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder. Add in the diced bottle-gourd.
- Add in half a cup of water and cover the pan and let the curry simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Once the curry is cooked and dry add in the roasted peanut and garlic powder.
- Saute for a couple of minutes and remove the bottle-gourd masala from heat. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Tamilnadu