Bottle gourd Dhal (Soraka)

Ingredients

½ cup toor dal
1 cup bottle gourd
2 green chillies
A pinch turmeric powder
¼ red chillie powder
2 tsp oil
¼ tsp mustard
¼ tsp jeera
Few curry leaves
Salt to taste

Method

Pressure cook toor dhal for 3 whistles and set aside.
Add bottle gourd with little water, turmeric, red chillie powder,
green chillies and salt pressure cook for 1 whistle.
In a pan add oil, season with spluttering mustard, jeera,
red chllie and curry leaves.
Add this to cooked dhal and cook for 2 more minutes.
Ready to serve bottle gourd dhal.

Health benefits

Bottle gourd is rich in minerals, iron, protein and fibre.
It helps in preventing constipation and piles.
It's very good for managing urinary infection.
It's good for treating jaundice.
It plays an important role in weight reduction also.