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Muga lau ghanta

 



Ingredients...


½ Cup moong dal

⅓ tsp Termeric powder

2 Cups of bottle gourd

4 tbsp of coconut paste

Handful of Curry leaves

Handful of chopped green chillies

⅓ tsp Mustard Cumin

Coconut oil

Oil

Salt


Preparations...


Wash properly and peal the skin of the bottle gourd and cut them into cubes.

In a deep wok add ½ cup of water along with a 2 pinch of salt and add all gourd cubes cover and cook until tender. 

Bottle gourd release it's own water so do not throw this water strain and keep aside.

Fry dal and boil with termeric powder and bottle gourd water . Do not stir dal. Keep aside in open flat bowl. To avoid over cooking. 

Grind coconut into fine thick paste this paste. keep aside.

In a pan heat oil. when it's hot, add mustard, cumin when starts spluttering add chopped  green chillies and Curry leaves do not over fry just saute and add coconut paste fry for 2 to 3 minutes add boil dal and gourds and salt stir nicely cook on high flame . Do not stir continuously . Just give a nice boil and remove from flame drizzle few drops of coconut oil , sprinkle raw green chillies and curry leaves stir when you start to serve.

Serve as side dish. 



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