To celebrate the reopening of Haathi Mahal resort in Goa India, Chef Kundun shares this easy-to-make savoury dish featuring the bottle gourd! Considered one of the healthiest and easily digestible vegetables, bottle gourd tastes similar to squash yet with a slight bitter flavour. It’s packed with goodness and is often used in soups, dals, stews and even some desserts – as well as in Ayurvedic medicine! Try it now..
Ingredients
Ingredients for Caldin paste
Method
- Clean and peel the Bottle Gourd and discard the seeds and cut into large cubes
- Grind the masala to a fine caldin paste
- Heat oil in a pan and saute the onion for few minutes. Add the caldin paste, bottle gourd chunks and water.
- Simmer it for 2o minutes on low heat till bottle Gourd is cooked
- Add salt as per taste and serve hot with steamed rice
