Bottle gourd (suraikai) curry

Ingredients:
Bottle gourd - medium sized - peel the skin and then cut into cubes.
Garlic- 2 pods

Onion-1 small

Fennel seeds powder- 1/4 tsp(roasted and ground)
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Gram dal- 1 table spoon

Salt- to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp

For tempering:

Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
Gram dal - 1 tsp
Red chilli -2
Curry leaves

Method:
Dry roast the gram dal and make a coarse powder.
Chop onion and garlic very finely.
Heat oil in a skillet , temper using the given ingredients.

Add onion and saute for 2 minutes.
Add bottle gourd cubes and fry for another minute.
Add enough water, turmeric powder, fennel seed powder, salt, chilli powder and garlic .
When the veggie is 3/4 done, add the gram dal powder.
When all the water is well absorbed, turn off heat and serve.

Recipe adapted from '100 lunch recipes' by Mallika Badrinath.
Can use chow-chow or snake gourd instead of bottle gourd.