Bottle Gourd Curry Recipe

Name: Bottle Gourd Curry Recipe
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 to 2¼ cups bottle gourd (about 300 grams chopped); 1 to 2 green chilies ( slit (optional, or dried chilies)); 1 sprig curry leaves; ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ⅛ teaspoon turmeric; 1 tablespoon Oil (or as needed); 1 teaspoon chana dal ((bengal gram)); 1 teaspoon urad dal ((skinned black gram, optional)); ⅓ teaspoon salt ( (adjust to taste)); 1 to 2 tablespoons Coconut ((optional, fresh or desiccated)); 1 tablespoon chana dal; 1 tablespoon urad dal; 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds ((skip if you don't have)); 1 tablespoon dried coconut ((copra, or desiccated coconut, skip if you don't have)); 3 to 4 dried red chilies ((low heat chilies, deseed if needed)); 1 to 2 garlic cloves