Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Bottle gourd curry (or) Sorakaya moru kolumbu


Preparation time : 20 mins
Serves : 2 to 3

Ingredients :

Coconut oil : 1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Red chili : 1  
Fenugreek seeds : 1/8 tsp
Hing : one generous pinch
Curry leaves : few
Bottle gourd : 1 1/2 cup (Cut lengthwise 2" pieces)
Salt : to taste 
Water : 1/2 cup
Curd : 1 cup
Coriander leaves : few
To grind :
Jeera : 1 tsp
Red chili : 1 or 2 
Soaked rice : 1Tbsp
Grated Coconut : 1/2 cup

Method :

Take a mixie and add jeera, red chili , soaked rice, grated coconut and grind it to a fine paste.
Keep this aside.
Take a pan, heat it , add coconut oil, add mustard seeds, red chili, fenugreek seeds, hing, curry leaves one by one while sauteing them a bit.
(Your house will smell so nice and coco nutty :))
Add bottle gourd pieces, salt and water . Cover and cook for 10 mins or till vegetable is cooked.
Mean while, mix the paste that we made with beaten curd.
Add this mixture to the pan.
Cook it on low flame for 5 mins or till one boil comes.
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves. 
Serve it with hot rice .
You can also make this with other vegetables such as ladyfinger or Raw banana etc,.
Enjoy your dish :)
Thank you, do post your comments !!!

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