This dish is Prepared in temple festival and specially on Margashira Shasti day ,every Konkani household prepare this.

Ingredients:

• Kuvale ( Winter gourd ) – 1/2 kg.
• Grated coconut – 2 cups.
• Red chillies (Roasted ) – 3.
• Tamarind – a pea size.
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp.
• Salt to taste.
• Jaggery – a pea size.

For seasoning :

• Oil – 1 tsp.
•  Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp.
•  Curry leaves few

Method :

• Peel,discard the seeds and cut 1 inch pieces of ash gourd
• Grind coconut,red chilli and tamarind into medium fine paste,add mustard seeds and grind for a second.
• Cook ash gourd with enough water.
• Add salt and jaggery boil few more minutes.
• Now add ground masala and cook few more minutes.
• Heat oil in small kadai add mustard seeds when it splutter add curry leaves.
• Pour this seasoning over the curry.
• Serve hot with rice.