Bottle gourd halwa

Ingredients:

1.Bottle gourd-1cup(grated)

2.Sugar-1cup

3.Milk-1cup

4.Cashew-10

Preperation method:

1.Take a pan and heat the ghee.

2.Roast the cashew till it changes to golden brown colour and keep aside.

3.In the same ghee roast the grated bottle gourd(before doing this sqeezout the water from grated bottlegourd)stir continuosly.

4.Now add milk to it,when it starts boiling add sugar also.

5.Turn off the heat after sugar disolves completly.

6.Garinsh with cashew and serve.

Bottle gourd chutney

Ingredients:

1.Bottle gourd-100 grm(approx)

2.Green chilli-2

3.Ground nuts-1 tbsp

4.Garlic flake-1

5.Cumin seeds-1tsp

6.Tamarid juice-1tbsp(thick)

7.Sugar-1tsp

8.Salt to taste

9.Oil-1 tbsp

10.Turmeric powder-a pinch

11.Black gram dal,mustard and cumin seeds-1tsp

12.Curry leaves-4

13.Sesame seeds-2 tsp

Preperation method:

1.Peel off and chop the bottlegourd into very small pices.

2.Take a pan and heat the oil.Roast the chopped bottle gourd pieces in the oil and add turmeric powder.

3.Remove the bottle gourd pices from the pan and keep aside.

4.In the same pan with remaining oil,roast the ground nut ,chilli and sesame seeds.

5.Grind the roasted ground nut,chilli,seame seeds.Add the bottle gourd pices,tamarind juice,sugar and salt and again grind them.The paste should be a little bit rough only.

6.Season the grinded paste with mustard,cumin seeds,black gram dal and curry leaves.

Serve with rice.

Bottle gourd kofta curry

Ingredients:

For kofta's:

1.Bottle gourd-1/2 cup (peeloff and grated
2.Gram flour-3tbsp
3.Chilli powder-1tsp
4.Garam masala-1/2tsp
5.Salt to taste
6.Oil- for deep fry



For Gravy:

1.Onion-1medium size
2.Tomato-1
3.Ground nut-1/4 cup
4.Garlic flakes-2
5.Sugar-1tsp
6.Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
7.Salt to taste
8.Oil-1tbsp
9.Coriander-few
10.Curry leaves-5
11.Mustard and cumin seeds-1/4 tsp



Preperation method:

1.Squeezout the water from grated bottlegourd.
2.Take a vessel and mix squzeed and grated bottle gourd,gram flour,garam masala,chilli powder and salt well.
3.Make round balls with the mixture by taking approximatly 1tsp into hand.
4.Take a thick bottom vessel and heat the oil.
5.Deep fry the balls till the balls turns to golden brown colour.
6.Keep the fried balls aside.
7.Take a pan and roast the peanuts and remove its skin after cooling.
8.Chop the onion and tomato.
9.Grind the peanuts,chopped tomato and onion and garlic flakes together.Add a little amount of water to make soft paste.
10.Add chilli powder,sugar and salt to grinded paste.
11.Take a vessel and heat 1tbsp of oil,when oil is heated fry mustard ,curry leaves and cumin seeds.
12.Add the grinded paste when mustard starts to popup,and cook it for 4 min.Stir occaionally.
13.Add the fried balls to vessel and cook it for 2 min.

Garnish it with coriander and serve hot with rice or chapathi or poori.