Geeta Baliga | Amchi Food | Kuvale Puli Kodhel - Ash Gourd Curry

This is one of the delicacies relished by Konkanis

How to make?

Ash gourd - 3 or 4 cups, thick skin peeled and cut into 1" cubes

Jaggery powder - 2-3 tbsp

Curry leaves - 10-12 sprigs

Tamarind - marble sized ball (or 1tbsp tamarind pulp)

Salt to taste

Cook with ash gourd cubes very little water along with jaggery powder, curry leaves, tamarind and salt. (Do not cook fully )

 

For the masala:

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Urad Dal / Black Gram Dal - 1 tabspoon roasted 1 tbsp oil ( it should b brown )

Grind in to coarse paste. Add this masala in the cooked ash gourd cubes and simmer for few minutes till the pieces are fully cooked. 

For tempering:

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Asafoetida / hing powder - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 10-12 sprigs

When the curry becomes thick, season this with oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida / hing powder and curry leaves.

Serve with rice and dal.