BOTTLE GOURD SAMBAR

BOTTLE GOURD SAMBAR


1 cup skinless green bean.dry roast until
light brown. And soaked for 1-2 hours.
pressure cook with 2 green chilis sliceds,
2cm ginger chopped,6 garlic,1/2 tbsp cumin and 3 cup water until the bean are soft.

500 gm bottle gourd,remove skin and cut into big cubes.

200 gm tomato,cut into wedges

1/2 tbsp cumin powder

3 cup water

1 cup thick coconut milk

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For tempering

1 big onion,fine sliced

3 dry chili,broken

2 stalk kari leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp ulutham paruppu

4 tbsp oil


1. When the green beans became soft. Add in the tomato,bottle,cumin powder and water and let come to a boil.

2. Add in the coconut milk. In another pan add oil and heat it up. Add in the mustard seeds and ulutham paruppu,onions,dry chili and kari leaves fry until the onion turn light brown add in the chili and turmeric powder stir and pour this into the green beans. and stir well and add salt.

3. Let this boil and cook until the bottle gourd are done.