Surakkai Soup / BottleGourd Soup is full of nutrients. Bottle Gourd is a high fibre vegetable and is full of anti-oxidants. This soup is a good option for people who are trying to loose weight. This vegetable cools your body. While consuming this soup regularly you can see a lot a benefits on your hair and skin.
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Surakkai Soup / BottleGourd Soup / Lauki soup
Ingredients
- 1 Medium Bottle Gourd
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon Cumin
- ½ Teaspoon Pepper
- 15 Shallots
- 1 Garlic
- Coriander Leaves Fistful
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Peel the bottlegourd and chop them into small pieces.
- Heat a pressure Cooker. Add in Cumin and Pepper and saute them.
- Add in small onion and garlic and saute them.
- Add in the chopped bottlegourd and coriander leaves.
- Add in 2 cups of water. Add salt to taste.
- Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Switch off the flame allow the cooker to cool down completely.
- Open the pressure cooker. Blend the ingredietnts using a hand blender.
Step by step instructions
![Surakkai Soup / BottleGourd Soup step 1](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-1-600x900.jpg)
- Take tender Bottle Gourd. Peel the skin and chop into small pieces.
![Surakkai Soup / BottleGourd Soup step 2](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-2-600x900.jpg)
2. Chop the vegetables. Get ready with the ingredients.
![Heat butten in a pan](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-3-650x486.jpg)
3. Heat butter in a pan.
![Add Cumin and black Pepper](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-4-650x486.jpg)
4. Add in Cumin Seeds and Black Pepper.
![Add in Garlic](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-5-650x477.jpg)
5. Add in Garlic
![Add in small onion](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-6-650x477.jpg)
6. Add in Small Onion.
![Add Chopped BitterGourd](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-7-650x433.jpg)
7. Add in Chopped Bottle Gourd.
![Add Chopped Green Chilli](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-8-650x433.jpg)
8. Add in Green Chilli
![Add Coriander Leaves](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-9-650x467.jpg)
9. Add in Chopped Coriander.
![Add Salt to taste](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-10-650x468.jpg)
10. Add in salt to taste.
![Add water](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-11.jpg)
11. Add in required water.
![Pressure Cook](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-12.jpg)
12. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Open Pressure cooker after the pressure is released.
![Open Pressure Cooker](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-13.jpg)
13.Open the pressure Cooker.
![blend the soup](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-step-14-650x482.jpg)
14. Blend the soup using a handblender
![Surakkai Soup / BottleGourd Soup](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/surakkai-soup-main-12-650x452.jpg)
Tips
Before using the Bottle gourd taste a small slice of it. If it tastes bitter, then discard immediately. Tender Bottle Gourd tastes great.
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