Bottle gourd with prawns/shrimps

1. Marinate the shrimps/ prawns in turmeric and salt for 10 min and then lightly fry in the mustard oil for 2 mins. Remove the prawns and keep it on a tissue paper.

2. In the same oil and pan add cumin seeds, bay leaf, grated ginger and chopped tomato and saute them for 2 min followed by adding the cut bottlegourd

3. Add green chilli and lil sugar ( for the typical bong taste or skip it) and cover and cook.

4. Add cumin powder, turmeric, salt and cook till the bottle gourd looses all its water and cooked well.

5. Add the fried prawns to the cooked veggie and mix for 5 more minutes. Switch off flame and serve with rice.