Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe)
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced, salt - to taste, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 50 min, serves 5.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
11 steps- 1
We begin making the Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe) by pressure cooking the bottle gourd with 1/2 cup of water in a pressure cooker, you can also add a teaspoon of salt
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)salt - to tastesalt - to tastefresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 2
Pressure cook for 1 whistle and set it aside to release the pressure naturally
- 3
Next step is to make the paste, In a blender add in all the ingredients and grind into a smooth paste, you can add water slowly while it is blending
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 4
In a sauce pan, add the bottle gourd and the ground paste and mix it evenly, let it cook for 2 minutes
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 5
Then reduce the heat to minimum
- 6
In a mixing bowl add the curd and add one cup water and beat it till it is smooth and turn into a buttermilk
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1 cup)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 7
Slowly add the buttermilk into the bottle gourd mixture and stir continuously
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1) - 8
Check for seasonings
- 9
In a small-bottomed pan, heat oil and temper the mustard seeds, curry leaves and some torn dry red chilies
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 10
Pour in the Kadai onto the yogurt based curry
sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 11
Serve the Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe) with hot steamed rice and Elai Vadam Recipe (A Traditional South Indian Rice Papad)
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1)
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Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe)
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced, salt - to taste, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 50 min, serves 5.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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11 steps- 1
We begin making the Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe) by pressure cooking the bottle gourd with 1/2 cup of water in a pressure cooker, you can also add a teaspoon of salt
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)salt - to tastesalt - to tastefresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 2
Pressure cook for 1 whistle and set it aside to release the pressure naturally
- 3
Next step is to make the paste, In a blender add in all the ingredients and grind into a smooth paste, you can add water slowly while it is blending
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 4
In a sauce pan, add the bottle gourd and the ground paste and mix it evenly, let it cook for 2 minutes
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 5
Then reduce the heat to minimum
- 6
In a mixing bowl add the curd and add one cup water and beat it till it is smooth and turn into a buttermilk
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1 cup)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked in hot water for 0 minutes(1 tablespoon) - 7
Slowly add the buttermilk into the bottle gourd mixture and stir continuously
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1) - 8
Check for seasonings
- 9
In a small-bottomed pan, heat oil and temper the mustard seeds, curry leaves and some torn dry red chilies
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 10
Pour in the Kadai onto the yogurt based curry
sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1) - 11
Serve the Sorekai Majjige Huli Recipe (Bottle Gourd In Coconut Yogurt Curry Recipe) with hot steamed rice and Elai Vadam Recipe (A Traditional South Indian Rice Papad)
bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and diced(1)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves - roughly torn(1)
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