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Sorakaya kootu – Bottle Gourd Stew (Version 2)

Posted by on Mar 21, 2011 in Featured, Kootu/lentil Stew, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 13 comments

Kootu/lentil stew is always a comfort food and very easy to make. Kootu/lentil stew is a popular south Indian side dish which is usually cooked with lentils and any vegetables.  I love making kootu and it tastes so good. Recently I tried making a different version which I learnt from one of my friend.

It came out really tasty and yummy.  Try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you.

Here is the previous version of this Bottle Gourd Kootu recipe I posted a couple of years back.

Preparation time : 45 minutes
No of servings : 3-4
Spice level : 3 out of 5

Ingredients:

  • Sorakaya/Bottlegourd : 2 cups
  • Channa dal/Bengal gram : 1 1/2 cup
  • Coconut : 1/2 cup
  • Green chilies : 4-5
  • Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
  • Urda dal/Split black gram dal : 1 tsp
  • Whole red chilies : 2
  • Asafoetida/Hing : a pinch
  • Salt : according to taste
  • Curry Leaves : 5-6
  • Oil : 2tsp

Method Of preparation :

  1. Make a paste out of coconut, cumin seeds and green chilies and keep them aside.

  2. Soak channal dal for 15-20 minutes and pressure cook them with bottlegourd/sorakkai , turmeric powder  2 cups of water and little oil on top of it.

  3. Pressure cook them for 4-5 whistle or till the dal and bottle gourd gets cooked .
  4. Remove from heat and add the ground paste from step 1 and salt.
  5. Let it sit in the medium heat for 10 -15 minutes or till it becomes little thick.
  6. In a small pan add oil, mustard seeds after it splutter add urda dal, red chilies and curry leaves. Fry for 2-3 minutes and put this seasonings in to bottle gourd mixture.
  7. Mix it all together and remove from heat.
  8. Serve it hot with rice or chapathi.

13 Comments

  1. Priya / March 21, 2011

    Woww kootu looks super inviting, give me some rice and lemon pickle will finish that whole bowl rite now.

  2. Panchpakwan / March 21, 2011

    Looks simply delicious curry.

  3. Suman Singh / March 21, 2011

    looks healthy and yummy!

  4. love2cook / March 21, 2011

    Wow…such healthy and delicious sorakka! I’m craving for this now!!!

  5. aipi / March 21, 2011

    That looks so hearty n comfy..nice recipe!

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  6. Hari Chandana / March 21, 2011

    Yummy and delicious kootu.. looks simply awesome !!

    Indian Cuisine

  7. Vimitha / March 21, 2011

    I make it like this and is a delicious side dish for rice/chapathis/dosas

  8. Swathi / March 21, 2011

    Delicious and healthy kootu.

  9. jeyashrisuresh / March 22, 2011

    we also make kootu in the similar way. all time comforting recipe

  10. nisha / March 22, 2011

    have been seeing loads of bottlegourd recipes..is it in season or somethin…
    im yet 2 get my hands on some

  11. Sushma Mallya / March 22, 2011

    Looks delicious…thts a lovely recipe as well:)

  12. lisaiscooking / March 22, 2011

    I love lentil stew! Sounds delicious with the chiles and spices.

  13. Priya Sreeram / March 24, 2011

    looks delish and i make it almost the same way !