Lauki aur Gajjar ka Pulav

Ingredients:

1 Lauki (bottle gourd) small
2 carrots or as required
2 medium onions chopped
Rice as per requirement
Ginger garlic paste as per taste
Red chilli powder
Turmeric
Coriander powder
Jeera powder
Dried mango powder
Salt
Oil

Garam masala
Red chillis (dry) 2/3
Bay leaves 2
cinnemon 1
Cloves 2/3
Pepper corns 4/5

I never measure my food, as you can see I haven't given any specific quantity to be used here. Please add the ingredients as per your taste and requirement. The reason I made this dish was because my legs were quite stiff and paining, so I wanted a quick dinner instead of a quick leg break. Well, here we go...

Peel and cut both bottle gourd and carrot and cut them into cubes and keep aside. Soak the rice for 15 minutes before cooking.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the whole garam masalas till it crackles, add chopped onions and stir till they are half brown. Sprinkle little water over the onions for putting in the bottle gourd and carrots cubes, add chilli powder, turmeric, jeera powder, coriander powder, dried mango powder and ginger garlic paste. Stir till the masala is cooked, add rice, salt and water. Pressure cook for 3/4 whistles. Tastes best with curd and papad!

You can also add capsicum and peas to enhance the taste.