Bottle Gourd with Chenna Dal (Sorakaya Sengapappu Kura)

Ingredients:
Bottle Gourd - 500 gms
Channa dal - 1 cup (small)
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 2-3
Ginger garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (chopped)

For Talimpu:
Oil - 1 tbsp; Red Chilli -1, Cumin & Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp, Curry leaves


Method:

• Soak channa dal for 30 minutes.
• Peel and bottle gourd into small pieces.
• Finely chop onions, tomatoes and green chillies.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add all talimpu ingredients and fry for 1 minute.
• Add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger garlic paste, fry till onions are soft.
• Then add chopped tomato, bottle gourd pieces, soaked channa dal, fry them in medium flame for few minutes.
• Add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric and 1 cup of water and close the lid. 
• Cook in high flame for 3 whistles and remove from fire.When lid is open cook again if there is any water till it absorbs.
• Lastly add coriander leaves.