A South Indain recipe of making bottle gourd in a sweet and sour taste with ingredients like simple everyday spices and tamarind.

SORAKAYA

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By Pooja Sanghavi

Feb, 23rd

590

Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
11 - 13

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c chopped sorakaya (bottle gourd or lauki)
  • 1 tblsp tamarind (imli) pulp
  • 2 tblsp Bengal gram flour (chana dal atta)
  • 1 tsp chili powder (laal mirch powder)
  • 2 tsp cumin fenugreek powder(jeera methi powder)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric(haldi)
  • ¼ tsp asafetida
  • 1/2 c chopped onions 3 whole red chilies
  • a small bunch of curry leaves
  • ¼ c chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds(rai)
  • 1tsp Cumin seeds(jeera)
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds(methi dana)

Instructions

  • ●Heat oil in a pan and add asafetida. Now add cumin fenugreek and mustard seeds. ●Once they stat spluttering, add the whole red chilies. ●Now put in the onions and fry them till they are golden in color. ●Add turmeric powder and the sorakaya pieces.
  • ●Mix well and fry till sorakaya is a little tender. ●To this add the Bengal gram flour and fry well. ●Now you should add the tamarind pulp and 3 or more cups of water.
  • ●Once the water starts boling, add curry leaves, cumin and fenugreek powder and chili powder. ●Cover and let it boil till the time the sorakaya pieces are tender and the consistency is of a desired curry.
  • ●Garnish with coriander and serve hot.