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    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe

    November 9, 2013 By Aarthi 15 Comments

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    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe with step by step pictures. This kootu is very simple, easy to prepare and a special side dish for a south Indian lunch menu.

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    Sorakkai Kootu

    This is one kootu which we grew up on. The one thing she do is changes the vegetable that goes into this. She adds
    cucumber, pumpkin, snakegourd and stuff like that. I will surely post those recipes soon. This is one simple recipe that includes dal, veggies and coconut. It taste yummy when had with plain hot rice and ghee. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out.

    Meanwhile check out my Papaya Kootu Recipe & Pumpkin & Cowpeas Kootu

    Ingredients for Sorakkai Kootu

    • Bottle Gourd / Sorakkai / Lauki - 3 cups chopped
    • Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed


    For Grinding:

    • Coconut - ¾ cup grated
    • Dry Red Chilli - 2
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Rice Flour - 2 tsp


    For Tempering:

    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
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    How to Make Sorakkai Kootu

    1. Peel and chop bottle gourd into a medium size pieces. Wash them well. Add them to a pot.
    2. Add in washed moong dal and cover it with water.
    3. Season with salt and mix well. Bring it to boil, simmer and cook for 15 to 20 mins till the dal is cooked.
    4. Take grinding ingredients in a blender, add water and make into a smooth paste.
    5. Add this to the dal mixture and mix well. Cook this for 5 mins.
    6. Now make seasoning. Heat oil and crackle mustard and curry leaves.
    7. Pour this over the curry and mix well.
    8. Serve with rice.

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    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe

    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe with step by step pictures. This kootu is very simple, easy to prepare and a special side dish for a south Indian lunch menu.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Side dishes
    Cuisine South Indian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 219 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 cups chopped Bottle Gourd / Sorakkai / Lauki
    • ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • For Grinding:
    • ¾ cup grated Coconut
    • 2 Dry Red Chilli
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 2 tsp Rice Flour
    • For Tempering:
    • 1 tsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves

    Instructions
     

    • Peel and chop bottle gourd into a medium size pieces. Wash them well. Add them to a pot.
    • Add in washed moong dal and cover it with water.
    • Season with salt and mix well. Bring it to boil, simmer and cook for 15 to 20 mins till the dal is cooked.
    • Take grinding ingredients in a blender, add water and make into a smooth paste.
    • Add this to the dal mixture and mix well. Cook this for 5 mins.
    • Now make seasoning. Heat oil and crackle mustard and curry leaves.
    • Pour this over the curry and mix well.
    • Serve with rice.
    Nutrition Facts
    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 g)
    Calories 219 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 9g56%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Sodium 16mg1%
    Potassium 169mg5%
    Carbohydrates 22g7%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 8g16%
    Vitamin A 271IU5%
    Vitamin C 33mg40%
    Calcium 22mg2%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Sorakkai Kootu Recipe Step by Step

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    Take your bottle gourd

     

     

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    Peel em

     

     

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    Chop them

     

     

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    Add it to a pot

     

     

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    Add in washed moongdal

     

     

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    Cover with some water and put on stove

     

     

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    Add in salt

     

     

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    Cover with a lid

     

     

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    Cook till the dal and lauki is cooked

     

     

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    Take grinding ingredients in a mixer

     

     

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    Make into a smooth paste

     

     

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    Add it to the kootu

     

     

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    Bring it to boil

     

     

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    I forgot to add turmeric while grinding

     

     

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    Mix well

     

     

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    Done

     

     

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    Make tempering

     

     

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    Pour it over

     

     

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    Mix well

     

     

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    Serve

     

     

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    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    Comments

    1. vivek

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      easy and healthy dish...

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    2. sabareesan

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      Yummy dish.. I used to eat this w/o rice itself when my mom prepares....

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    3. Venkat

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      Thanks for the detailed photos of every ste. Really appreciate it.

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    4. Eswar

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      Soooperrr dish aarthi.. Am looking for a variety of sorakaya dishes.. This looks perfect to cook for anybody

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    5. Anonymous

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      Today i tried this dish. Really yummy. Thank you for your recipies. I am trying one by one.

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    6. Anonymous

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      Superb

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    7. Anonymous

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      Thank u aarthi for giving this wonderful dish. It was awesome !!!

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    8. Malathi Pillay

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      Can I leave out the rice flour or substitute it with something else? Thank you.

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Malathi Pillayu can simply leave out rice flour and grind some soaked rice along with coconut or leave it completely. it will still taste good

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    10. sencha

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      superb

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    11. Anonymous

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      different taste, very nice.

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    12. archna

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      Can we use dry coconut powder instead of fresh omen

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    13. Prashi

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      Tried this for lunch today.... Felt heavenly with rice and was also simple to make. Thank you so much for this recipe

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    14. Aparajita Bose

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      I was born in Chennai and loved all sorts of South Indian recipes, and recently tried this one. My (north) family absolutely loved it. Thank you for sharing!

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