Majjige Huli (Buttermilk Sambar)

Ingredients:
1. Chopped Ash gourd (Boodh Kumbala kai)- 2 cups
2. Butter milk - 2 cups
3. Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
4. Curry leaves
5. Channa dal - 2 tsp
6. Ginger - small piece
7. Red chillies or Green chillies - 4
8. Salt
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
10.Jeera - 1 tsp
11. Jagery - small piece
12. For seasoning - Oil -2 tsp, mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp, hing, uradal - 1/4 tsp

Method:
1. Soak channa dal for 30 mins
2. Grind coconut, chillies, soaked channa dal, ginger, jeera with little water
3. Chop Ash gourd into cubes and boil with little water, turmeric, salt
4. Once Ash gourd becomes soft, add grinded masala, curry leaves , jagery and continue boiling for 10 mins
5. Now add butter milk, keep the flame low, continue boiling for 5 more mins
6. Finally add seasoning  - Take small frying pan, add oil, mustard seeds, once it splutters, add uradal, hing
7. Serve with rice

Servings - For 2 people