Dosakaya tomato Curry

recipe - here

4 Dosakaya (peeled, deseeded and chopped)
1C onion diced
10 curry leaves
2 Garlic clove crushed
1/2 tsp turmeric
1.5 tsp sea salt
1 tsp Masala Kaaram
cilantro to garnish
1 tsp Channa Dal
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Jeera seeds
2 Green chillies slit
3 tomatoes diced

oil + 1 tsp Chana dal , 1 tsp Mustard n 1 tsp jeera seeds after they splutter add 1 stem Curry leaves, garlic and 2 G. chillies slit
1C medium chopped onion after they turn transluent add 4 dosakaya deseeded, 1/2 tsp turmeric and 1.5 tsp sea salt, after dosakaya done then add 1 tsp masala kaaram some 1 C water, tomatoes.
garnish with cilantro

Sorakaya (paalu posina curry)

recipe: here

i tried the sorakaya paalu posina curry. loved it. its the same as i remember when i was a kid.

• 1 medium sized sorakaya/bottle gourd, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 small-medium onion, diced
  
• 3-4 Indian green chilis/pachi mirapakaylu, sliced fine
  
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 1/2 inch piece of ginger, chopped fine
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder/pasupu/haldi
  
• 1 tsp coriander powder
  
• 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds/aavalu/rai
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeelakarra/jeera
• 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped
• 1/3 cup milk
  
• salt, to taste
• cilantro to garnish

Method
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• Put the pressure cooker on medium-high heat, add the oil, add the mustard and the jeera seeds.
  
• After they pop add the curry leaves, green chilis, onion, garlic and ginger and fry until onions are translucent. Add the turmeric powder and stir.
  
• Add the bottle gourd pieces and saute for about 1-2 minutes.
  
• Add little water just to cover the bottle gourd pieces and cover the pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 1-2 whistles. Alternatively, you could cook covered in a regular saute pan until the bottle gourd pieces are soft.
• After the pressure dies down, open the pressure, add the coriander powder and the milk and cook until the milk heats through.
  
• Garnish with the cilantro leaves.

Nimi note:
just did 1 whistle, waited for 15 min for all the pressure to elave but it made it too soft. next time i will do 1 whistle and wont wait for too long before opening the lid.

another recipe to try with dhalia powder
http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/01/02/bottle-gourd-curry-sorakaya-kura/