Bottle Guard Thoran/ Surakaai Thoran

A healthy veggie for your rice platter, bottle gourd. Bottle gourd contains fiber which is the key to weight loss.. It also filled with rich health benefits. Considering your health benefits we are pleased to post this healthy and tasty recipe using bottle gourd. I learned this recipe from my Mom. Try to add this type of foods into your daily diet. Stay healthy.

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serving Suggestions: Rice Platter and Chappati.


Ingredients:

Bottle gourd- 2 cup (washed, cleaned and cut into cubes)
Chana dal- 1 tbsp
Cumin seed- 1 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garlic- 1 pod
Water- 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

For Tempering:

Oil- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Red chilli- 1
Shallot/Onion- 2 tsp (finely chopped)
Curry leaves- 1 spring

Preparation:

1. Prepare all the ingredients. Soak chana dal for 1 hour.

2. In a pressure cooker add bottle gourd, channa dal and half cup water. Pressure cook them for about two whistles in a medium to high flame. Meanwhile, grind the coconut ( In a mixer, grind coconut, cumin seed, chilli powder, turmeric powder and garlic pod to a coarse paste).

3. Once done transfer it to a kadai. Add chopped onion. (Adding onion is optional,it enhance the taste).

4. Now add the coconut paste.

5. Switch on the flame. Give a good stir.

6. Mix well and cook for some more time.

7. In a kadai, add the ingredients given below tempering one by one.

8. Pour it over the thoran and give a mix.

9. Serve it with a healthy platter shown below.