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Try some homemade recipes to stay fit (see pics)

New Delhi: Want to lose weight, but can't get away from your favourite dishes? Try out Ayurvedic cookbook author Gita Ramesh's recipes that can satiate your taste buds without affecting your figure.The recipes advised by




Bottle Gourd curry


Ingredients:

- Gourd (small, peeled and chopped): One bottle
- Turmeric powder: Half teaspoonful
- Red chilli powder: Half teaspoonful
- Cumin seeds: One teaspoonful
- Tomato (finely chopped): One
- Green chillies: Two
- Salt to taste

For the tempering:

- Vegetable oil: One teaspoonful
- Mustard seeds: half teaspsoonful
- Dry red chilli: One
- Curry leaves: A few
- Fresh and chopped coriander leaves: Two teaspoonful

Method:

- Cook the bottle gourd, turmeric powder, red chilli poweder, cumin seeds and tomato, ornion and green chillies in a pressure cooker until one whistle. Remove and allow to cool. Add salt and stir.

- For tempering, heat the oil in a pan; add the mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add the red chilli and curry leaves. Saute for just a minute or until the red chilli changes colour to dark red. Add the cooked bottle gourds to this and mix well.

- Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander leaves.