Ingredients

  • 1 bottle gourd
  • 3 peanuts
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 black gram
  • 6 green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon tamarind pulp
  • 3 curry leaves
  • turmeric a pinch
  • 1 oil
  • salt for taste

Method

  • 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