Sorakaya Pachadi (Bottle Gourd Chutney)

• 2 cupsbottle gourd — peeled, cubed
• 3–4garlic cloves — or thin slice of peeled ginger
• 2 tspchana dal
• 2 tspurad dal
• 2 tspwhite sesame seeds — optional
• ½–¾ cuptomatoes — optional
• 2dried red chilies
• 3green chilies — or red chilies
• ½ tspcumin seeds
• ½ tspsalt
• ⅛ tspturmeric
• 1 tspTamarind paste

To Temper

• 2 tspOil
• 1–2 clovesgarlic — crushed
• 1dried red chili — broken
• ¼ tspmustard seeds
• ½ tspurad dal — optional
• ¼ tspcumin seeds — optional
• 1 pinchhing — optional
• 1 sprigcurry leaves