Bottle gourd/ Churaykka pachadi

Peel churakka, remove seeds in the center and cut bottle gourd into thin small pieces

Cook this along with green chilly, salt

Cover and cook in low heat

Vegetable will start oozing water and will get cooked

Allow this to cool down a bit

Make a fine paste of coconut, cumin,mustard seeds and garlic

Mix this into yogurt and whisk

Pour this to the cooked bottle gourd and mix well

Put it back to stove and simmer in low flame for one minute till it gets warmed up

Switch off the flame

Note -do not put in a high heat nor cook too much,otherwise the yogurt will separate

Heat oil and add mustard seeds and when it splutters add dry red chilly and curry leaves and fry

Add this to the curry and mix well,serve with rice