Grind together grated fresh coconut, green chili, roasted jeera and soaked rice into fine paste.
Take a vessel, add tablespoon coconut oil, turmeric powder, ash gourd cubes, salt and little water and cook on medium flame until they become soft.
To this add ground coconut paste, curd, cook on low flame until we get nice aroma. Adjust the salt as per taste and water for consistency.
For seasoning, heat coconut oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, sauté well. To this add asafoetida, curry leaves, red chili and sauté well. Pour this on majjige huli.
Mix well; ash gourd majjige huli is ready to be served hot with rice.