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    Sorakkai Kootu / Bottle Gourd Kootu / Lauki & Moong Dal Cooked in a Spicy Coconut Masala

    November 9, 2013 By Aarthi 15 Comments

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    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

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    Preparation Time : 15 mins
    Cooking Time : 30 mins
    Serves : 4 to 5

    Ingredients:

    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


    Method:

    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.

    Pictorial:

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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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    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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