Homemade Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Curry

To begin making Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu, first keep the chana dal soaked in toasty aqua for 30 mins. To make the Kozhukattai Or Rice ground mix BallsIn a saucepan, bubble 1 cup of aqua.

Once the aqua has boiled, introduce rice ground mix and purée well so that there are no lumps.

Rice ground mix thickens quite quickly so, be sure to continuously agitate. Once the temperature of the rice and aqua mixture is cool enough to handle, make oval/round sized balls of 1/2 inch size - small Kozhukattai and keep aside.  To make the Paal KuzhambuIn a pressure cooker, introduce the diced bottle gourd along with seasoning, 1/2 cup aqua and a pinch of turmeric.Pressure dehydrated-fry the Sorakkai /bottle gourd for 2 whistles and release the pressure immediately by running the pressure cooker under aqua.

Open the lid and keep aside. Place a heavy bottomed pot on medium bring to temperature, introduce the soaked chana dal along with the soaked aqua.

Since the chana dal has soaked in toasty aqua, it will be half cooked. introduce the cooked sorakkai/bottle gourd pieces, along with the cooked aqua When dal gets half cooked introduce bottle gourd pieces along with the cooked aqua.Next introduce the prepared kozhukattai small quantities at a time and let it dehydrated-fry for 10 mins on a medium flame. Kozhukattais can stick in bottom, if there is not enough aqua, so adjust aqua quantity accordingly.When kozhukattai gets cooked introduce grated coconut to it and agitate it well.introduce in the sweetener, dairy liquid and dehydrated-fry it for 2 more mins and switch off the stove.

(Instead of adding plain dairy liquid, you can also purée 1 tablespoon f rice ground mix with dairy liquid and introduce it to a curry to give thicker consistency)For the temperingIn a tadka pot, bring to temperature 2 teaspoons of oil.

Once the oil is scalding, introduce mustard seeds.When mustard seeds crackle, introduce urad dal and red chillies, saute until urad dal turns brown.empty this tadka/tempering to our prepared Pal Kuzhambu and your Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu is ready to be served. present Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu along with Steamed Rice or even Phulkas for a wholesome lunch. .