Bottle Gourd Pickle
Ingredients
Instructions
- Chop bottle gourd along with its skin into medium sized pieces . Heat a pan add 1/2 teaspoon of oil , and add in the pieces. Toss in some salt , mix well and let cook until the pieces turn transparent , now add in tamarind pulp ,turmeric and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- In another pan add 1/2 table spoon oil , when hot and not smoking, add in half of mustard seeds, ground nuts , half of black gram ,along with green chilies and fry until golden brown.
- Now in a blending jar add the tampering , and bottle gourd pieces and blend it into a smooth paste.
- Heat a pan add the remaining oil and tamper with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and black gram
- Dish out the pickle/chutney top it with the tampering. Serve with rice, or idli, dosa
- You can add fresh coconut (not dry coconut ) while blending the pickle You can add dry roasted sesame seeds even with addition to groundnuts Green chilies should be separated along with tampering after fried , do not cook them along with bottle gourd pieces You can add tomato instead of tamarind pulp along with bottle gourd pieces
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
405
kcal
20% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).