Bottle Gourd Yogurt Curry / Sour and Spicy Bottle Gourd Curry/ Bottle Gourd Yogurt Chutney

This is another simple sour and spicy bottle gourd curry dish. In this dish, bottle gourd is cooked separately, added with ground masala (coconut + curd + spices), and mixed with some sautéed ingredients. This goes very well with steamed rice, chapatti or roti.

Ingredients 

Chopped Bottle Gourd - 1 Cup
Yogurt/ Curd - 1 Cup 
Grated Coconut - 1/4 Cup 
Green Chilli - 3
Salt to taste 
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 Cup 
Chopped Ginger - 1 small piece 
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp 

To Sauté/ Temper
Oil - 1 tsp 
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp 
Urad Dhal - 1 tsp 
Dry Red Chilli - 2
Fenugreek Seeds - a pinch 
Hing - a pinch 
Turmeric Powder - a pinch 
Curry Leaves - few 

Method 
Bring water to boil, add bottle gourd pieces along with salt and cook till the veggies are tender.

In a blender, add green chilli, grated coconut, mustard seeds, ginger, coriander leaves and 3 tsp of yogurt and blend it all together then make a coarse paste, pour this into bowl.

In the same bowl, add the remaining yogurt, salt and mix it well. Then add the cooked bottle gourd pieces.

Heat oil in a pan, add the tempering ingredients and sauté it for few seconds. Transfer this into bowl.
Mix well and serve with rice or roti.