Chatpati Lauki Chhilke ki curry (Bottle gourd peel hot spicy curry)

Ingredients

1. Peel of one medium size Lauki ( Bottle gourd)
2. 3 Table spoons cooking oil (or less to your choice)
3. 3 Table spns. prepared masala (Recipe of masala is given in this blog separately)
4. 2 table spns. besan  ( Chick pea flour)
5.  1 Tea spn. garam masala
6. 1/2 Tea spn. turmeric powder
7. Salt to taste
8. 1/2 Tea spn. chilli powder ( Optional, if you prefer quite hot)
9. Little water about about1 table spn. if needed to be added to masala.

   Method :

   Wash the lauki well, peel, cut into pieces as shown in picture. Boil with 1/2 tea spn. turmeric        

powder and 1/2 tea spn. salt with half cup water. Drain extra water and keep aside. In a khadai (wok) on medium fire add 2 tabl. spns oil. Heat. Add the masala. Stir fry for about 2-3 minutes. add the

boiled lauki  to masala in kadhai. Stir fry for about 3-4 minutes.  Sprinkle besan on the lauki, slowly keep stiring, sprinkle the garam masala. Stir for about 6-7 minutes till it becomes crispy and starts leaving the sides of kadhai.

Turn onto serving dish and serve hot with Roti  or Parantha