Adzuki beans-bottle gourd Curry

Suraikkay-Thattaipayaru kuzhambu

Ingredients
Adzuki Beans(Thattai payaru)- 1/4 cup
Bottle gourd-100grams
Tamarind Juice-1/4cup
Coconut paste-3spoons
Tomato-1
Half of a medium size onion
Garlic-3pods
Green chilli-1
Few Curry leaves and Cilantro
MTR Madras Sambar Powder- 1 1/2spoons
Turmeric powder-1/4spoon
Mustard seed-1/2spoon
Cumin seed-1/2spoon
sugar-1/2spoon
salt-to taste
Oil-2spoons

Method
Soak the Adzuki beans over night and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
Peel the skin of the bottle gourd and cube it.
Chop the onion,green chilli and tomato. Peel the garlic and chop it.
Heat oil in a pan..make the tempering with mustard seed and cumin seed. Add in the onion,curry leaves,garlic,green chilli,tomato and turmeric powder.
When the onion becomes transparent, add the bottle gourd, tamarind extract and salt..bring it to a boil.
Once the veggie is done, add the Adzuki beans,coconut paste,sambar powder and reduce the heat to medium low.
Cook the gravy till the oil separates. switch off the stove and garnish it with Cilantro.

This kuzhambu is perfect for hot rice,idli and dosa.

Sending this post to Anita's Vegetable Marathon-Beans event.