Sorakaya Pulusu

Ingredients:

500g Bottle gourd
1 tomato
1/4 tsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp tamarind paste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 pinch grated jaggery
salt
oil

• Peel the skin and chop the bottle gourd in 3/4 inch pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan add urad dal.When it gets browned add mustard,cumin and curry leaves,
• After they start spluttering add ginger garlic paste and fry.
• Now add bottle gourd pieces,chopped tomato,salt, turmeic mix well, cover and cook for 3 min.
• Check in between, when bottle gourd is cooked add red chilli powder,tamarind paste,jaggery fry for a min and add 1/4 cup water,cover and cook for 4 min.
• When the soup thickens turn off the flame.
• Sorakaya pulusu is ready to be served with rice.

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