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Ash Gourd Coconut Curry  Recipe

          Fresh coconut is a common ingredient in cooking in Udupi region. Many of the curries or rice accompaniments are prepared using coconut along with vegetable. Ash gourd, beans, tindora, bread fruit, raw jackfruit, potato, pumpkin, Yam are some of the vegetables which are most often used for curry preparation using coconut. Today Ash gourd coconut curry recipe is here for you. It tastes sweet and sour but awesome combination with hot rice.

Ash gourd coconut curry

Ash Gourd coconut curry 
Ingredients
chopped Ash gourd pieces-5 cup
Ash gourd coconut curry ingredients
Tamarind- Indian gooseberry size
Jaggery- Big lemon size
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste


Ingredients for grinding
Coconut- 1 cup
Coriander seeds- 3 tbsp
Urad daal- 1tbsp
Split Bengal gram- 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tbsp
Red chillies- 3 or 4
Curry leaves- 1 strand
oil - 2 tbsp


Ingredients for seasoning
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp
Urad daal- 1/2 tbsp
Curry leaves- 1 strand
Red chilly- 1
Oil- 1 tbsp

Serves
This measurement serves 3 to 4.

Preparation

  • Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 to 15 mins.
  • Roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chillies and curry leaves in 2 tea spoon oil. Grind these roasted ingredients along with grated coconut and water to a medium fine paste. Keep it aside. This coconut masala looks as below.


coconut masala for ash gourd curry

Method
  • In a vessel add ash gourd pieces,1 cup water and turmeric powder. Cook it till the water starts boiling. Now add tamarind extracted juice, jaggery and one strand of  curry leaves. Let the ash gourd to cook till soft.
  • Once the ash gourd pieces are well cooked add the ground coconut masala and little water to maintain the consistency of curry. Mix well and bring this to boil.
  • For Seasoning: Heat oil, add urad daal, mustard seeds, one broken red chilly and curry leaves in the order. When the mustard seeds start spluttering turn off the flame and add the seasoning to ash gourd curry.
  • Now the ash gourd coconut curry is ready to serve.


Ash gourd coconut curry ready

This ash gourd curry goes very well with rice, chapati and Dosa.

Note: 4 table spoon of cooked toor daal can also be added to the same curry. Toor daal thickens the curry and gives different taste.

Meet you all with one more interesting Udupi recipe.Till then bye.







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