- Wash and peel the skin of bottle gourd. Cut and remove the center soft portion. Chop into small cubes. Grind coconut, fennel and gram dal into smooth paste. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Saute the whole spices. Now add the onion and saute till transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add tomato and bottle gourd. Mix well. Add the ground coconut paste, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and add little water. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Serve hot with chapathi, poori.