Bottlegourd Wraps

I am too fond of burritos and wraps..I especially like the mexican ones..I had some bottlegourd and was too tired of making the same poriyal and kootu..So decided to try a variation..I cooked the veggie and wrapped it in a tortilla and had it with a dollop of sour cream and hot sauce..It tasted too too good..I liked the Indian touch of the cooked bootlegourd in the wrap..This can also be wrapped in chapathis..Here is how I made..

Ingredients

Tortillas/chapathis - 4

Bottlegourd (peeled and diced) - 1 cup

Kadalai Paruppu/Channa dhall - 2 tablespoons

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon

Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Coconut powder - 2 tablespoons

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Salt to taste

Directions

Soak the channa dhall for atleast 30 minutes..Prepare the chapathis or tortillas..In a pan,add oil and season with mustar,cumin seeds and asafoetida..Once it starts spluttering,add the soaked and drained channa dhall..Allow it to cook for about 2 minutes..

Now add the diced bottlegourd,chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt..Add half a cup of water and allow it to cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the bottlegourd turns translucent and well cooked..Add the coconut powder and simmer for a minute or until the water evaporates..

To assemble:To one chapathi/tortilla place about 3 tablespoons of the vegetable and wrap it up from both sides..This can be had as such or garnished with sour cream and hot sauce..

Sending this off to Pooja's VOTW-Bottlegourd

Sending this to Food for 7 stages of life hosted by Radhika and Sudeshna

and Global Kadai event hosted in my blog.