Bottlegourd subji #OPOS

Bottle gourd  is a  winter  vegetable  with pots of water content , we can use for weight reduction ,
 For health improvements like : Jaundice (leaf juice), Diabetes, Obesity, Constipation, Acidity, Skin Condition, Stops Premature Aging, Swelling (if taken at noon), Insect Bites (leaf) and Anemia (Iron). It also combats Parasites or Intestinal Worms, Insomnia, Depression, Improve Memory, Cold/Cough/Sinus, Asthma, Fever, Colic Pain and Ulcer.
Women suffering from reproductive issues such as PMS, PCOS, water retention, Hype or Hyper thyroid, Leukorrhea and Infertility (female egg), can also take this vegetable and the flower of the plant. Again best taken during lunch. Avoid after pregnancy as in pregnancy the chances of water retention is high.

It is a tasty vegetable too , we can prepare koftha, simple kootus, subji etc ,
Today I prepared simple  subji for  roti:
Ingerdients :
Bottle gourd- suraikai -  4 cups
 Onion - 1 cup finely chopped
 Tomato - finely chopped - 1 cup
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil- 1 tsp
 Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method : In a  3 lt cooker , add oil  , jeera  then in the next layer add onion  and tomato half, half  portions. In the third layer add the  chopped bottle gourd pieces   , on top of this add turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt  and close the lid and cook for 2 whistles or 5 to 6 mins . Then after the steam settled down open the lid  , mix thoroughly and garnish with fresh coriander leaves . Tasty , healthy subji ready in 6 mins,