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Bottle gourd curry I Sorekai palya recipe

Recipe Categories: Veg curries /side dish for roti's,Vegetarian curries or Side dishes

Posted by Usha on March 6th, 2015

Preparation Time : 20 mins Cooking Time : 15 min Serves : 4

Bottle gourd curry or sorekai palya is easy to make recipe which goes great for chapati or it tastes good with akki rotti’s too, eating bottle guard has several health benefits, it is one such healthy veggie which must be included in the diet often. Try this yummy curry which needs simple ingredients to prepare.

Ingredients:

Bottle guard – 1 medium chopped into small pieces (Peel/remove the skin)

Onion – 2 medium chopped

Tomato – 1 no chopped

chana dal – 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 2 springs

Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup chopped

Coriander powder – 1 tbs

Chilly powder – 1 1/2 Tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Coconut – 1 cup grated

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Method:

How to prepare Bottle guard curry or Sorekai palya

Soak chana dal for 30 min or pressure cook for 1 whistle by adding 1/2 cup of water.

Take a pressure pan heat it by adding oil to it, when it becomes hot add mustard seeds when it starts to crackle add curry leaves and chopped onions, fry till it turns translucent

Add chopped tomato and fry for a while

Then add chopped bottle guard

Fry till the oil separates from it, add coriander powder, turmeric, and chilly powder fry together for a while add salt to taste.

Add soaked or cooked chana dal mix once again

Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistles and allow it to cool

When the pressure of the cooker becomes cool, open the lid, bring the curry to boil till it becomes thick/water get absorbed, add grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves mix together to cook for 1 or 2 min and turn off the flame.