Muthia curry

I have recently stumbled upon recipes for muthia and muthiya curry. I felt my family would not like the dry muthia and thought of making it into a curry. I also thought this would be similar in taste to gatte ki sabzi but healthier- as it also has veggies like methi, lauki etc.

The curry was an instant hit with my family and they loved it. I plan to make this frequently as it was quite easy to make in the instant pot. I first steamed the muthias and cut them in smaller pieces and then went on with making the curry. I did not use much masalas, just a sprinkling of kitchen king masala was enough for us. 

Here are the links to recipes I followed- 

http://nishamadhulika.com/en/516-doodhi-muthia-recipe-lauki-nu-muthia-recipe.html

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/01/lauki-muthia-curry-bottle-gourd-steamed.html

Pear jam

We have decided to make our own jams with bulk fruits whenever possible. We pick a fruit available in Costco solely for this purpose. Sometime back, I made pear jam and wanted to share the recipe- 

Ingredients-
6 pears, cored and chopped
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground clove

Method-
I steamed the pears with cloves for 5 mins in the Instant pot. Once the pressure released, I added sugar and  hit saute. I allowed the jam to thicken for sometime. It took about 30-40 mins before it was the consistency I needed. I felt the sugar was a bit less and just right for us. I did not can it. I stored in a steel jar in the fridge for upto 2 weeks.