Bottlegourd Poriyal
Bottle gourd is known as 'Sorakaya' in telugu and 'Sorakkai' in tamil. ... Sorakaya poriyal or Bottle gourd dry curry can be served as a side dish to Rice. It is low in fat and cholesterol and is rich in fibre , it is easy to digest and is effective
Ingredients
- bottle gourd 1/2kg
- small onion 15 no.
- red chili 2 no.
- sambar powder 1 tsp
- salt to taste
- turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
- oil 5 tsp
- grated coconut 2 tsp
- groundnut powder 2 tsp
- mustard 1/2 tsp
- broken urad dal 1/4 tsp
- curry leaves 6 no.
Instructions
- peel the skin and chop the bottlegourd
- in a pan heat the oil and temper the mustard, broken urad dal and curry leaves and add chopped onion and saute it for two mins
- now add turmeric and chopped bottle gourd and mix it and allow to cook for 2 mins
- now add sambar powder and salt and mix it
- add required water for the bottlegourd poriyal and allow to cook, until the bottle gourd get cooked
- once the bottle gourd get cooked, add grated coconut and groundnut powder and mix it and turn off the flame
- now bottle gourd poriyal is ready to serve
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