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Made Sorakkai paal kari frensssss
(Bottle gourd milk curry)

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Bottle gourd chopped into cubes
A green chilli
Curry leaves
A quarter cup milk
A small quantity of ground coconut, then add Fennel seeds to it and give them a quick grind in the mixie.
Procedure:
Add oil to a pan, add a tablespoon of mustard seeds.Add your green chilli sliced into two and the curry leaves. Then add in your chopped gourd. Pour the milk. Do not add water as fresh bottle gourd releases water. We don't want the thing overcooked. Then add salt. After the milk is mostly absorbed into the veggie, check if it's semi cooked, and also check salt. Then add in your coconut-fennel mixture in the pan. Now let it boil for a few minutes and then as all the water is reduced, do a taste check and you're done.
(The above recipe is for a half cut bottle gourd)