Lau Chingri / Shrimp and Gourd Curry

Ingredients:

Gourd or Lau : 500 gms ( it's skin peeled off and cut into small cubes )
1 Potato : cut into pieces
Shrimp : 250 gms.
Ginger-red chilly paste : 2tsp
Cummin(1/2tsp), Corriander(1/2tsp) and Black Pepper(1/4tsp) : made into a paste
Tomato Puree : 2tsp
Mustard oil :4tsp
Ghee : 2tsp
Garam Masala : 1tsp
One Bay-leaf and 1/2 tsp cummin seeds
Green Chillies.
Salt to taste.
Turmeric Powder.
Sugar : 3tsp.



Procedure:


Boil the gourd (lau) for 2 minutes. Set aside. Fry the potato in oil and add bay-leaf and cummin seeds to splatter. Add ginger-chilly paste and tomato puree in it. Then add the shrimp and the boiled gourd together. Add salt, turmeric powder and sugar in succession. Add a little water. Bring to boil. Add the masala paste. Add ghee and garam masala from top.

Serve with hot rice.