Bottle Gourd Curry in Milk Gravy ( Lauki )

Bottle Gourd or Lauki is cooked in milk gravy which makes the curry creamy with a silky texture . This is my MIL's recipe which I am sharing here.

Ingredients:

• Bottle Gourd ( Lauki ), cubed - 5 cups
• Milk - 1 cup
• Besan - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring
• Hing - a pinch
• Turmeric Powder - 2 pinches
• Whole Red Chili - 1
• Green Chili -1-2
• Salt - to taste

Directions: 

• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal , hing, curry leaves and whole red chili and cook for a few seconds till the urad dal starts to change color slightly.
• Add green chillies and turmeric powder.
• Now add cubed lauki and salt. Mix well . Cook covered for 7-10 minutes till lauki is tender.
• In a small bowl mix besan  with milk without any lumps. Add sugar to it. Adjust sugar to taste. We just want the curry to be very slightly sweet.
• Add this milk mixture to the curry and cook on low-medium flame until all the milk is evaporated.
• Serve with rice or chapati.