Louki/ Doodhi Tamatar ki Subzi

Ingredients
• 1 large bottle gourd (about 4 cups of diced bottle gourd)
• cup diced onion
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• cup diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• teaspoon chilli powder
• 3-4 curry leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon Vegetable/Sunflower oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation

The pressure cooker method.
1. Heat oil in the cooker; add cumin seeds, onions, garlic and tomatoes; saut for a few minutes. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, curry leaves, salt and doodhi.
2. Add 3 tablespoons of water and pressure cook for about 3 whistles. Turn off heat.
3. Once the pressure is released, open the cooker. You will notice that the doodhi has given out a lot more water.
4. Turn heat on, with the vegetable in the cooker, stir until most water has evaporated. The vegetable will get a mushy texture and the ingredients would have all bound together. At this point turn off heat.
Cooking it in a pot
1. Heat oil in the sauce pan; add cumin seeds, onions, garlic; saute until tender.
2. Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, curry leaves, salt and doodhi.
3. Add 3 tablespoons of water and simmer until the doodhi is soft and tender.
4. You can also add peas to this to make it good looking and tasty as well!