A classic Gujrati style bottle gourd recipe that is a must try. You can try this trick with your kids who refuses to eat anything healthy! 

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle gourd
• 1 tablespoon oil
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 2 dry red chillies 
• ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 cup soaked channa daal
• ½ tablespoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon dhaniya powder
• 2 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1-2 tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon  Bhoj Masale garam masala
• 1 small block of jaggery
• Coriander leaves
• Salt as required
• Water as required

Instructions:

1. Cut the bottle gourd: Peel the skin of the bottle gourd and cut it into small pieces.
2. Tempering: Heat some oil in a cooker and add a pinch of asafoetida, 2 dry red chillies and ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste and saute well.
3. Add the other masala: To this, add 1 cup soaked channa daal, ½ tablespoon salt, ½ tablespoon turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon dhaniya powder and 2 tablespoon red chilli powder and mix well. 
4. Add the other ingredients: Add the cut bottle gourd pieces and give it a good mix. Once it is mixed properly, add 1-2 tomatoes cut and mix again. Adjust water as required.

1. Garnish the gravy with chopped coriander leaves.
2. Tasty and flavourful dudhi dal sabji is ready to be savoured!

Tips:

• Adding jaggery will help in balancing out the flavours and reducing the bitterness from bottle gourd.