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 SORAKKAI KOOTU RECIPE

Sorakkai Kootu is a simple South Indian recipe made with moong dal, bottle gourd and grated coconut. Bottle Gourd is also known as "Sorakkai" in Tamil. This recipe is so simple, healthy and easy to make. Kootu is a semi solid curry and goes well with all South Indian menus.

This Bottle gourd is available only in Asian super market. This recipe is usually made in all South Indian Kitchen and considered to be very healthy recipe. We can replace bottle gourd with chayote, ridge gourd or with any beans. 

I used instant pot method to speed up the process, but you can also cook this kootu in pressure cooker or open pot method too. Kootu is cooked with minimal or no spices and it always completes the vegetarian meals. 

This Kootu is very simple, easy to prepare and and is also very healthy and light. It needs no oil except for seasoning. It can be had with rice, chapathi, roti and dosa. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Sorakkai Kootu. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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• pumpkin kootu

• drumstick leaves stew

• White Pumpkin Kootu

RECIPE FOR SORAKKI KOOTU

Course : Curry for Rice

Cuisine : South Indian

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time : 30 min

Try my other South Indian kuzhambu recipes

• Karamani kuzhambu

• Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu

• Murungai keerai kootu

• Sundakkai vathal Kuzhambu

• Vegetable kurma

• Pavakkai puli kuzhambu

• Eggplant peanut coconut curry

• Ennai Kathirikai Kuzhambu

INGREDIENTS

TO PRESSURE COOK

• 1 bottle gourd - chopped

• 1/4 cup moong dal

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp sambar powder

• salt - as needed

TO GRIND

• 1/4 cup grated coconut

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 tsp roasted gram dal

TO SEASON

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 1/8 tsp hing

• 1 red chilli

• 1 spring curry leaves

PROCEDURE

• take 1 bottle gourd, peel the skin and scoop out the seeds and chop the bottle gourd into cubes

• in the small mixer jar, add grated coconut, cumin seeds and roasted gram dal, grind to a smooth paste with little water and set aside

• in an instant pot, add moong dal, chopped bottle gourd, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

• mix well and turn on pressure cook mode for 10 minutes at high pressure with vent in sealing position

• in the meanwhile, heat a tsp of oil in a pan, temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, hing, red chilli and curry leaves and set aside

• when the instant pot beeps, let's wait until the pressure release naturally and then add ground coconut paste and tempered ingredients together

• mix well and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes and then turn off the flame

• serve with hot steamed rice or chapathi

• Enjoy!

NOTES

• Follow the same steps as above in a stovetop pressure cooker. cook on medium high heat for 3 whistles, then turn off the flame and let the pressure release naturally 
• instead of moong dal, you can also try mixture of toor dal and moong dal

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    SORAKKAI KOOTU WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO RECIPE

take 1/4 cup moong dal in an instant pot

wash 2 times and soak in water 5-10 minutes

add chopped bottle gourd, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

mix well

turn on pressure cook mode for 10 minutes at high pressure with vent in sealing position

moong dal and bottle gourd cooked well

in the meanwhile, add grated coconut, fried gram dal and cumin seeds

grind to a smooth paste with little water and set aside

for seasoning,  heat a tsp of oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, hing, red chilli and curry leaves

add ground coconut paste and tempered ingredients into the cooked dal

mix well

continue to cook for 1-2 minutes and then switch off the flame

Bottle Gourd Kootu is Ready

serve with hot steamed rice and fryums and potato fry