Written By: Aishwarya Vaidya | Published : August 8, 2018, 5:36 PM
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Ash gourd can help you to relieve acidity and can aid weight loss. Here, Gita Ramesh, Jt. Managing Director, Kairali Ayurvedic Group dishes out this yummy ash gourd curry recipe for you. Enjoy!
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Ingredients: Take 1 1/2 cups ash gourd peeled and cut lengthwise into half pieces and washed, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt to taste.
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Take 3 tbsp yogurt, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 2 green chillies.
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Take 2 piece ginger, 1 tbsp vegetable oil and 1 tsp mustard seeds.
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Take 1/2 tsp black gram, 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds, 1 dry red chilli halved and 2 stalks of curry leaves.
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Method: Cook the ash gourd in a sauce pan with about 1 cup water. Add the turmeric powder and cook covered. After ash gourd is cooked add salt to taste. In a blender, blend the yogurt, cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger with 1/4 cup of water.
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Add this paste to the cooked ash gourd and bring the mixture to the boil for 20 minutes.
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Heat the oil in another sauce pan, add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add black gram, fenugreek seeds and dry chilli. Add curry leaves, stir well. Pour the tempering into curry and serve with rice.
