White Bottle Gourd with Rice

This vegetable is not exactly a favourite of many, especially children. When I asked my daughter why that was so, she suggested that it looked rather unappetising, and people tend to eat with their eyes. And yet, the taste of this gourd is delicious! For me, dodhi chawal, as we call it at home, is a favourite comfort food when well-prepared and served with all the trimmings. The trick to perfecting it is ensuring the water completely evaporates and you can see those tiny drops of oil