Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, sorakka/ lauki/ bottlegourd kootu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Kootu is a South Indian dish made of vegetables and lentils. Kootu pairs well with any thogayal. You do not have to prepare rasam or samber.
Sorakka/ Lauki/ Bottlegourd kootu is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Sorakka/ Lauki/ Bottlegourd kootu is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have sorakka/ lauki/ bottlegourd kootu using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sorakka/ Lauki/ Bottlegourd kootu:
- Take 1 large Bottle gourd (peeled and chopped)
- Get 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Get 1/2 tsp urad dal
- Get 1 tsp chana dal
- Prepare 4 green chillies (slit)
- Prepare 1 onion (chopped)
- Prepare 2 springs curry leaves
- Get To taste salt
- Prepare 3 tbsp oil
- Make ready 1/2 cup Toor Dal/ split butter beans(pithukam paruppu)
- Take 2 tbsp Grated coconut
- Make ready 2 tsp coriander leaves (chopped)
I learnt this recipe from one of my friend here. Bottlegourd kootu recipe with step by step pictorial description. Sorakkai kootu is one of the most popular dishes of Tamilnadu. Bottlegourd is one of the vegetable which is very easily available with a lot of liquid content which we call it "Neer sathu".
Steps to make Sorakka/ Lauki/ Bottlegourd kootu:
- Pressure cook split butterbeans dhal for 1 whistle. Set aside.
- Heat oil add mustard seeds after it cracks then add urad dhal and chanadhal fry till golden brown.
- Add curry leaves, green chillies and onions. Saute till golden brown. Now add the chopped bottlegourd. Mix well and cook.
- Add the dhal, coconut and coriander leaves. Simmer till the water content evaporates.
Such vegetables have to be consumed during summer days to beat the heat. delicious kootu!,As alwayslovely clicks raks!!, your clicks always rock dear, I never used to buy or cook bottle gourd, I don't know why, may be in our houses, they never used!, I too make dosas with bottle gourd (learnt from my sis), I now use a lot of this after coming here!!, just bought one today :), I too make kootu out of it, I make some andhra dishes out of this learnt from my friend!! Bottlegourd kootu is a delicious curry made with bottlegourd (lauki) and moong dal and cooked in a spicy coconut masala and is best had with plain rice and ghee. It is a very popular South Indian dish. Bottlegourd or lauki is also used for making halwa or kheer, which also tastes great. / Sorakkai Kootu / Bottle Gourd Kootu / Lauki & Moong Dal Cooked in a Spicy Coconut Masala. Sorakkai Kootu / Bottle Gourd Kootu / Lauki & Moong Dal Cooked in a Spicy Coconut Masala.
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