Lau Chingri

Ingredients: 

1. 500 gm Lau/gourd
2. 1-cup prawn/chingri
3. 4-large green chillies
4. 1-tbsp Cumin seed
5. 1-Bay leaf
6. 1-tbsp coriander powder
7. 1-tspTurmeric powder
8. 1-tsp Chili powder
9. Salt  as per taste
10. Garnish with chopped Coriander

Method:

Peel and cut the lau/gourd in very small cubes.

Clean, deshell, devein the prawn/chingri

In a pan add oil and heat it for sometime,then add the cumin seed & bay leaf, when they turn brown, add the lau/gourd and prawn/chingri, fry for 5 min, then add green chili,
coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric powder and mix all of them with the lau/gourd & prawn/chingri, fry for another 5 min till both soften, add salt .

If you think that you need gravy you add water to this and let it boil for sometime.
Serve hot with rice and roti.