Best Kadhu ki sabji / Bottle gourd / Soraikkai spicy poriyal

Ingredients:

Oil, Mustard and Cumin seeds
Chopped onion - 1
Crushed garlic cloves - 3 to 4
Chopped Tomato - 1
Cubed vegetable - kaddhu / bottle gourd / soraikkai
Salt, Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Coriander powder and Garam Masala / Sabji Masala
Groundnut powder - Coarsely grinded
Chopped coriander leaves

Instructions:

• Heat oil in a Pan, add mustard and cumin seeds
  
• When it splitters, add chopped onion and crushed garlic - saute for a minute or two
• Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and salt - mix well till tomatoes get mashed
• Then add the cubed vebetable, mix well, cover the pan with a plate and add a cup of water on the plate. This will avoid the vegetables from getting burnt inside by maintaining water content.
• Once the vegetable is cooked, add 3-4 tbsp of groundnut powder - let it boil and add chopped coriander leaves at the end. 
• Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice in it and serve hot with chapati / rice

*** Both pictures where taken are different times. Just added both here today.

Kaddhu and Peanut sabzi

Ingredients:

Kaddhu (Bottle gourd) – chopped into small pieces

Roasted Peanut – coarsely ground powder

Onion – chopped

Curry leaves

Green chili-garlic paste

Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Salt and pinch of Sugar

Oil, Mustard seeds, Hing, Dry Red Chili

Chopped Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp

Thick curd (optional)

Instructions:

• ·         Take the chopped Kaddhu in a microwave safe bowl with half cup of water – cook with lid in High for 5 mins
• ·         Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, when splitters add hing, curry leaves, Red chilies
• ·         Now add chopped onion and Green chili-garlic paste – sauté
• ·         Add turmeric powder, chili powder, Salt and Sugar
• ·         Add cooked Kaddhu to the vessel, mix and let it cook for few mins
• ·         Now add Peanut powder in it and mix – let it boil for few mins
• ·         Add chopped coriander leaves – serve with roti (or) Add Fresh Curd/Yogurt to it and serve with steamed Rice – tastes awesome