Anapakaya Ava Kura/Bottle Gourd Mustard Curry

Anapakaya (Sorakaya) Ava kura /Bottle gourd curry with mustard green chilli paste 

This is an authentic Coastal Andhra curry  particularly prepared by Telugu Brahmin community. The curry is so tasty with unique flavour. Ava kura /curry can also be prepared using veggies like raw plaintain, cabbage and beans. Here I present traditional recipe of Andhra Pradesh anapakaya avakura to relish with hot steamed rice. Njoy Cooking, Serving n Savoring!

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd/sorakaya: 1 large no.

Green chilies: 3 nos.

Salt: As required 

Turmeric: A pinch 

Mustard seeds: One tsp

Tempering:

Vegetable oil: 1 1/2 tbsp

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp 

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp 

Bengal gram: 1 tsp 

Black gram: 1 tsp 

Asafoetida: Generous pinch.

Method of preparation:

🥀Peel the skin of one bottle gourd, rinse well with water. Remove seeds and chop into tiny pieces.

🥀 Steam the bottle gourd pieces using little water for one whistle. 

🥀Allow the pressure to cool down to normal temperature. Add required amount of salt and half tbsp of oil and sauté till the excess water evaporated and the right consistency is achieved. Allow the curry to become warm.

🥀Meanwhile prepare tempering in half tbsp of oil with bengal gram, black gram, mustard, cumin seeds, asafoetifa, broken red chili and curry leaves.

🥀Take a mixer grinder, put  one tsp of mustard seeds and add pinch of salt.(Otherwise mustard seeds powder turn into bitter taste). Grind the mustard seeds into a fine powder and add two green chilies into it. Grind them once again.

. 🥀. Add this mustard green chilli mixture to the prepared curry and mix thoroughly. Also add a pinch of turmeric and mix thoroughly. 

🥀. Now the bottle gourd mustard curry/anapakaya  ava Pettina kura is ready to serve. 

🥀Transfer the curry into a serving bowl and garnish with the prepared tempering. Allow the curry to set for minimum 1 hour to infuse the flavors. Just before serving mix the tempering to retain its crunchiness. This is a great accompaniment to hot steamed rice.