BOTTLEGOURD CURRY/ SORAKAYA KURA

SORAKAYA also known as BOTTLE GOURD very rich in water content, dietary fiber and low in fat vegetable,very rich in iron and vitamins. This is cooked in various varieties as stew, chutney and curries. Today i am sharing with you simple curry which is little spicy by adding special powder. Very easy to prepare and takes less time, goes best with chapati,roti or rice.

Preparation time : 15 min
Cooking time : 30 min
Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

1/2 bottlegourd, peeled and diced into small cubes
2 medium onions, sliced
2 tomatoes, diced into cubes
3 tbsp roasted chanadal/putnalapappu-garlic-greenchilli-coconut powder,(u can use fresh or dry coconut, i used fresh)
salt as per taste
3 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chanadal/senagapappu/bengal gram
1/2 tsp minapappu/urad dal/ black gram
1/2 tsp aavalu/ mustard seeds
1/2 tsp jeera/jeelakarra
1 sprig curry leaves
coriander leaves for garnish

METHOD OF PREPARATION

• Boil the bottlegourd pieces in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Keep aside.
• Grind roasted dal/putnala pappu, garlic, greenchilli and coconut into powder and keep aside.
• Take a cooking pan and add oil. Once the oil is heat add chanadal, urad dal, mustard seeds, jeera, curryleaves. Let them splutter.
• Add onions and fry them until they turn golden brown. Once the onions are fried add the masala powder and let it fry until the raw smell goes away on medium heat.
• Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric powder, mix well and cook until tomatoes get soft.
• Add the boiled bottlegourd pieces, mix well and cook for 5-10 min on medium heat.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice,chapati or roti. 

TIPS

• U can add chillipowder if you like more spicy flavour.