South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small, yellow moong dal (split), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
8 steps- 1
To begin making the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe -Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Recipe add moong dal and the chopped bottle gourd in a pressure cooker with little water
bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small(2 cups)yellow moong dal (split)(1/4 cup) - 2
Close the cooker with a lid and cook till the cooker releases 4 whistles
- 3
Once it is done, switch off the heat and release the pressure naturally
- 4
Add the ingredients mentioned in the list to be ground into a coarse paste, which is fresh coconut, cumin seeds and red chilli powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut(1/4 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chilli - broken into half(1) - 5
Once the pressure is released, add this paste into the cooked mixture and give it a stir
dry red chilli - broken into half(1) - 6
Cook it for 2 minutes and switch off the stove
- 7
For the Tadka, heat a skillet with oil and crackle the mustard seeds and urad dal, add the rest of the ingredients and then pour this over the Sorakkai Kootu and serve
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Serve the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe (Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Recipe) along with Steamed Rice and Parappu Rasam to enjoy a comforting meal
bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small(2 cups)
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South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe - Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small, yellow moong dal (split), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
8 steps- 1
To begin making the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe -Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Recipe add moong dal and the chopped bottle gourd in a pressure cooker with little water
bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small(2 cups)yellow moong dal (split)(1/4 cup) - 2
Close the cooker with a lid and cook till the cooker releases 4 whistles
- 3
Once it is done, switch off the heat and release the pressure naturally
- 4
Add the ingredients mentioned in the list to be ground into a coarse paste, which is fresh coconut, cumin seeds and red chilli powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut(1/4 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chilli - broken into half(1) - 5
Once the pressure is released, add this paste into the cooked mixture and give it a stir
dry red chilli - broken into half(1) - 6
Cook it for 2 minutes and switch off the stove
- 7
For the Tadka, heat a skillet with oil and crackle the mustard seeds and urad dal, add the rest of the ingredients and then pour this over the Sorakkai Kootu and serve
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Serve the South Indian Style Sorakkai Kootu Recipe (Bottle Gourd Cooked with Lentils Recipe) along with Steamed Rice and Parappu Rasam to enjoy a comforting meal
bottle gourd (lauki) - diced small(2 cups)
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