South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Made Easy
Side Dish

South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Made Easy

This homemade South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Made Easy recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for Side Dish diets....

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10 Min Prep

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30 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Diabetic Friendly

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small
  • 1/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 2 Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
  • 1 Dry Red Chilli - broken into half
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

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To begin making the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu preparation guide -Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils preparation guide introduce moong dal and the diced bottle gourd in a pressure cooker with little liquid.Close the cooker with a lid and char till the cooker releases 4 whistles.
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Once it is done, switch off the scalding up and release the pressure naturally.introduce the fixings mentioned in the list to be ground into a coarse paste, which is pure coconut, cumin seeds and red chilli ground mix.Once the pressure is released, introduce this paste into the cooked mixture and give it a agitate.
3
char it for 2 mins and switch off the stove.For the Tadka, scalding up a skillet with cooking oil and crackle the mustard seeds and urad dal, introduce the rest of the fixings and then transfer this over the Sorakkai Kootu and present.present the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu preparation guide (Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils preparation guide) along with Steamed Rice and Parappu Rasam to enjoy a comforting meal.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
South Indian Recipes
Course
Side Dish
Diet
Diabetic Friendly
Total Time
40 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins
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