Bottle gourd with moong dal (green gram)

Bottle gourd is available during the summer months generally. But these days many of the vegetables are seen throughout the year for a little extra price. This vegetable has a soothing effect.  Also medicinal value, when had its juice first thing in the morning.

Ingredients:

½ kg bottle gourd (lauki), 50g moong dal,salt to taste.

For tempering:

 ½ tsp urad dal, ¼ tsp jeera, ¼ tsp mustard seeds, 1 twig curry leaves, 2 red chillis, 2 tsp oil.

Preparation:

1. Soak moong dal in little water. 
2. Peel and cut lauki into small pieces. 
3. Heat oil in a pan, put the tempering ingredients and fry a little, to this add the vegetable and soaked dal and salt.  Put ½ cup water and place the lid. 
4. The vegetable will be done in 10 to 12 mins.

Serve with plain rice or roti.

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