Sorakkai Kootu Recipe

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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

  

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• ▢ 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

 

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  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.
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  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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