Name: Bottle Gourd Curry / Surakkai Kottu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 29 min
Ingredients: 1 Cup Bottle Gourd (Peeled and Chopped); 1 tablespoon Oil; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard; 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds; 10 Shallots (Chopped); 3 Pods Garlic (Chopped); 2 Green Chilli; 2 Sprig Curry Leaves; 1 Tomato (Chopped); 1/2 teaspoon Pepper; 3 Tablespoon Coconut (Grated); 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 1 Teaspoon Pepper Powder; 2 Tablespoon Moong Dal; Salt (to taste)

Bottle Gourd Curry / Sorakkai Kottu is Cooking Bottle Gourd with Lentils, spices and Coconut. This is a south indian style side dish recipe that is served along with steamed rice. Kootu is a lentil based south indian recipe where vegetables like Cabbage, Pumpkin, RidgeGourd, Raw Banana or any other veggies are cooked with lentils and spices.

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Bottle Gourd Curry / Surakkai Kottu

Bottle Gourd Curry / Surakkai Kottu is a healthy and nutritious curry recipe to be served along with rice.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time29 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: sidedish

Ingredients

1 Cup Bottle Gourd Peeled and Chopped
1 tablespoon Oil
½ teaspoon Mustard
½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
10 Shallots Chopped
3 Pods Garlic Chopped
2 Green Chilli
2 Sprig Curry Leaves
1 Tomato Chopped
½ teaspoon Pepper
3 Tablespoon Coconut Grated
½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Teaspoon Pepper Powder
2 Tablespoon Moong Dal
Salt to taste

Instructions

Soak Moong dal in Water for 15 minutes. Set it aside.

For the Coconut Paste

Add in Coconut, Pepper and required water into a blender and blend it into a smooth paste.

For Bottle Gourd Curry

Heat oil in a wok.
Add Mustard and Cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
Add in chopped onion and garlic and saute until onion gets glossy.
Add in Green Chilli.. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add in Chopped Bottle Gourd and keep sauting.
Drain the excess water from the moong dal and add them in.
Add in Pepper Powder, Turmeric Powder and salt to taste. Cook until the vegetable is cooked 75%
Add in tomatoes and cook until the masalas blend well.
Finally add in the coconut paste and keep cooking until they blend well with each other.
Nutritious Bottle Gourd Curry is now ready to serve.

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For Preparing BottleGourd Kurma first prepare a coconut paste and set it aside.

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 18 — **1.Add Grated Coconut, Pepper and water into a blender.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 15 — **2. Blend the coconut into a smooth paste and set it aside.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 1 — **3. For Preparing Bottle Gourd Curry.**
**Heat Oil in a wok.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 2 — **4. Add in Mustard and Cumin Seeds and allow them to splutter.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 3 — **5. Add Onion and Saute until Glossy**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 4 — **6. Add Garlic along with Onion.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 5 — **7. Add in Green Chilli**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 6 — **8. Add in Chopped Bottle Gourd.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 7 — **9. Mix Gently and cook for few minutes.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 8 — **10. Soak Moong Dal in water for 15 minutes.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 9 — **11. Drain the excess water and the Moong Dal into the Bottle Gourd**.

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 10 — **12. Add 2 Spring of Curry Leaves. Mix them and keep cooking.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 11 — **13. Add Salt to taste**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 12 — **14. Add Turmeric Powder and Pepper Powder.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 13 — **15. Mix Gently and Cook for few minutes**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 16 — **16. Add Tomatoes. Saute for Few Minutes.**

surakkai kootu/Bottle Gourd Curry step 17 — **18. Cook until all the masalas blend well.**

Bottle Gourd Curry is now ready to Serve

Tips

I used a heavy bottom stainless steel cook pot for this recipe. This one heats up easily and retains heat. After Preheating i prepared this recipe completely in medium to low flame.
If the mixture gets dry sprinkle water so that the vegetables do not stick to the cook pot.
While buying Bottle Gourd choose tender, Pale Green, Firm ones that are suitable for this recipe. Avoid Soft bottle Gourd
Peel the skin and chop them. If the seeds are large cut the portion lengthwise and discard them.