Sorakkai Kuzhambu Recipe

Name: Sorakkai Kuzhambu Recipe | Surakkai Kulambu Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 cups Bottle Gourd / Surakkai (chopped ); 10 Shallots / Sambar Onion (peeled ); 6 cloves Garlic (peeled ); 1 tbsp Oil; 2 tbsp Puli Kuzhambu Podi (Recipe here); 3 to 4 tbsp Tamarind Pulp; 2 cups Water; Salt to taste; Sugar or Jaggery to taste; For Seasoning:; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam; 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi; Curry leaves a spring

Last Updated On: Sep 24, 2025 by Aarthi

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Surakkai Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This sorakkai kuzhambu is made with Bottle Gourd and Puli Kuzhambu Podi.

Surakkai Kuzhambu

Its been a while since i posted any kuzhambu recipes. SO i made this yesterday and i am sharing it with you. I have posted so many kuzhambu recipes in my blog.

This is a gravy which i made using bottle gourd and this vegetable is particularly very good for you, it is good for weight loss and has many benefits in them.

Ingredients for Surakkai Kuzhambu

Bottle Gourd / Surakkai - 3 cups chopped
Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
Oil - 1 tblspn
Puli Kuzhambu Podi - 2 tblspn ( Recipe here)
Tamarind Pulp - 3 to 4 tblspn
Water - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Sugar or Jaggery to taste

For Seasoning:

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves a spring

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to make Sorakkai Kuzhambu

Heat oil in a pan, add in seasoning ingredients and let them sizzle.
Add in shallots and garlic. Saute for a min.
Add in chopped lauki and saute for 5 mins.
Add in tamarind pulp and mix well. Add in the spice powder and mix well.
Add in water, salt, sugar and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10 mins.
Serve.

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Sorakkai Kuzhambu step by step pictures

Take lauki, cut it in half, scoop the flesh

cube it

take your ingredients

Heat oil and add in seasoning ingredients

add in shallots and garlic

saute for a min

add in lauki

saute for 5 mins

add in tamarind pulp

add in puli kuzhambu podi (Recipe here)

pour in water

season with salt and a touch of sugar

mix well and cook for 10 mins

Serve