I never imagined a kurma recipe with Bottle gourd (Sorakkai in Tamil, Lauki in Hindi) until I came across a YouTube video. In Bangalore hotels, I have tasted vegetable sagu for poori and set dosa with chow chow or turnip but I have never tasted kurma with bottle gourd.
Basically Bottle gourd is a bland vegetable with rich water content. So it can easily absorb the taste of the dish we add in. This kurma recipe I shared here is an easy, yummy South Indian style recipe that can be prepared directly in a pressure cooker just like my other Kurma varieties. It came out so well and tasty. We all loved it with soft chapathi. I am sure it will taste great with poori and dosa.
Friends, do try this Bottle gourd kurma / Tamil nadu style Sorakkai kurma for a healthy variation from usual kurma recipes. You will love it.
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Sorakkai kurma / Bottle gourd kurma recipe
Sorakkai kurma / Bottle gourd kurma recipe for chapathi, poori and dosa
INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
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- Wash and peel the skin of bottle gourd. Cut and remove the center soft portion. Chop into small cubes.
- Grind coconut, fennel and gram dal into smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Saute the whole spices.
- Now add the onion and saute till transparent.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
- Add tomato and bottle gourd. Mix well.
- Add the ground coconut paste, red chilli powder and garam masala powder.
- Mix well and add little water. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
- Open the cooker after the steam is released. Serve hot with chapathi, poori and dosa.
Note
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Try this easy, yummy Bottle gourd kurma and enjoy with chapathi.