Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Sorakkai Kootu Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups bottle gourd , chopped / sorakkai
1/2 cup moong dal or tur dal
salt as needed
tamarind or tamarind paste as needed
seasoning
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbsp ghee or 1/2 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp mustard
1 pinch hing
to grind
3 to 4 tbsp coconut grated
2 to 3 red chilies
1/2 to 3/4 tsp cumin
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp chana dal or bengal gram

Recipe Instructions:

Soak tamarind in a bowl of hot water and set aside to soak.
Squeeze and filter it.
Set aside.
Add dal to a bowl and rinse well till the water runs clear.
Set this aside.
Wash bottle gourd, peel the skin and cube.
Add it to the dal along with 1 1/2 to 2 cups water.
Cook till the dal and bottle gourd are cooked well.
You can pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Making sorakkai kootu
in a small tadka pan, dry roast red chilies and chana dal until golden and aromatic.
Then add cumin and fry for 30 seconds.
Cool these and blend together with coconut and water as needed to a thick paste.
When the dal and gourd is cooked completely, add the ground paste, tamarind and turmeric.
Stir and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add more water if needed to bring it to the desired consistency.
Allow the sorakkai kootu to bubble & turn aromatic.
Tempering
heat a pan with ghee or oil, then add mustard and cumin.
When they begin to crackle, add curry leaves, red chili and hing.
Switch off the stove and add the tempering to sorakkai kootu.
Serve with rice or chapathi.

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