Step 1

Firstly, wash Bottle Gourd, peel the skin and cut it into ½ inch pieces.

Step 2

Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once hot, add cumin seeds, let them splutter.Then add minced ginger, green chili, and curry leaves. Saute for 30 secs.

Step 3

Add chopped onions. Saute till it turns light brown in color.

Step 4

Next, add tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes till the tomatoes turn soft.

Step 5

Then add all the dry spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, lauki pieces, water, salt, and mix well.Make sure to Deglaze the pot, scrape any spice that is sticking to the inner pot in order to avoid the BURN alert.

Step 6

Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 5 minutes.When the instant pot beeps, do a NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE (NPR).

Step 7

Remove lid away from you, squeeze lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves and mix well. If there is any excess water, change the setting to saute mode and get it to your desired consistency.BURN ALERT? If your instant pot has shown BURN in the past, add an extra 2 tablespoons of water and deglaze the pot before pressure cooking.Lauki Ki Sabji is ready, serve with hot with chapatis, roti & parathas.

Step 8

Follow the same process mentioned above for Instant Pot. Give 1-2 whistles and let the pressure release naturally. All the other steps remain the same.

Step 9

Follow the same process mentioned above for Instant Pot. Cover Kadai with a lid and cook till lauki gets soft on medium flame. Do stir once or twice in between. Once lauki is cooked, add garam masala and garnish it with cilantro. All the other steps remain the same for Bottle gourd curry.