Bottle Guard(Sorakkai) Kootu

Bottle Guard(Sorakkai) Kootu

Ingredients:

1 cup Bottle gourd (cubed)
1 cup Bengal gram
1 no Onion
2 clove Garlic
¼ cup Tomatoes
1 no Green chilli
s4 tsp Fresh grated coconut
¼ tsp Mustard
¼ tsp Cumin seeds
¼ tsp Split black gram
¼ tsp Asafoetida powder
5 nos Curry leaves
2 pinch Turmeric powder
¼ tsp Red chilli powder
½ tsp Salt (or to taste)
3 tsp Oil
2 stks Coriander leaves- for garnishing
½ cup Water

Method :

1) Wash and soak Bengal gram for at least 1/2 hour .
2) Wash bottle gourd, peel the skin off, remove the sponge like tissue with seeds, and cut them into small bite size cubes.
3) Chop the onions and tomatoes.
4) Pressure cook soaked Bengal gram with cubed bottle gourd, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, garlic adding little salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and 1/2 cup water.
5) Cook for just one whistle and switch off.
6) Now heat oil in a kadai splutter mustard, cumin seeds, split black gram, curry leaves with asafoetida powder.
7) Transfer the cooked Dal to this and mix.
8) Add freshly grated coconut and cook for couple of minutes and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with plain rice.