Simple Bottle guard curry

Today was doing things in a little crazy way, dragging the things in and around. I was absolutely not in  mood to do any cooking. Whenever I get crazy I just keep my mind open and check my refrigerator for options. I found that Bottle guard. Hurray !! I thought of making a simple subji for roti .

Bottle guard curry 

Serves - 4

Preparation time - 40 minutes 

Ingredients: 

Whole masoor dal - 1/2 cup ( you can use masoor dal without skin / moong dal)

Channa dal - 1 tbsp

Bottle guard - 1 M

Cumin seed - 1 tsp

Sambhar powder - 1 tbsp

Tomato - 1 big

Red chili - 1 small 

garlic - 2 cloves

Paprika - 1 tsp

Almond powder - 1 tbsp 

Water - 2 cups 

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt- as per taste 

Options : Instead of almond powder, you can use grated coconut or cashew paste or coconut powder)

Method:

Masoor bottle guard curry 

In a pan, heat a tbsp of oil add cumin seeds. (check by adding one seed, if it splutters add remaining) followed by red chili. Cut bottle guard and tomato into squares. Wash the dals and keep it separately.

Add tomato and stir it until it becomes soft. Once it gets soft, add sambhar powder. Stir it for a minute, then add Bottle guard + dal + salt + water + oil and close cook the pan on medium low.

After 10 minutes, open the pan add almond powder + paprika and stir and wait till water evaporates. Finally, mash it with potato masher or at the back of the lid. 

Serve with roti

Thanks for reading 
VP