Dal Dudhi - Vegetarian

Dal Dudhi - Vegetarian Bottle gourd is very healthy and it is good to include this veggie in your diet. Bottle gourd is really light on the stomach. This delicious curry is full of flavor and goodness. Bottle gourd has a natural flavor and soft texture it lends itself to a variety of food from soups juice and desserts too. It is a very good source of vital nutrients it promotes digestion as it is high on fiber and low on calories. Bottle gourd is a bland tasting vegetable, hence I always mix it with some type of dal. This recipe is mild on spice and and very healthy dish to include in every day meals. Goes well with rice and well as roties. Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste/Ginger Garlic Green Chilly/Coriander paste -    • Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste/Ginger Garlic...   List of ingredients 250-300 gm of bottle gourd (dudhi or lauki) 1 cup of dal (I have used toor, moong and masoor dal) 1 large onions sliced Few curry leaves 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 cinnamon sticks 4 cloves 2 cardamon pods 10 peppercorns 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 tsp ginger garlic and green coriander leaves paste ½ tsp of Asafoetida powder (Hing) 1 tomato 1 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Coriander powder Salt to taste Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing