Sorakkai Kootu
- 45 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Sorakkai kootu made with bottle gourd, moong dal and a coconut cumin paste. Mild, serves 4, about 45 minutes, in a Tamil Nadu style vegetarian side dish.
Good for: Tamil New Year, Onam
Ingredients
Moong Dal, Cleaned100 grams
Turmeric Powder1 grams
Water, For Cooking250 ml
Bottle Gourd400 grams
Coconut (Grated), Grated50 grams
Cumin1 tsp
Green Chilli, Slit8 grams
Salt1 tsp
Oil2 tsp
Mustard Seeds½ tsp
Urad Dal (split)½ tsp
Curry leaves, Cleaned2 grams
Asafoetida0.5 grams
Contains: wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 178kcal | 712kcal |
| Protein | 7.5g | 30g |
| Carbohydrate | 21g | 86g |
| Fat | 7.4g | 30g |
| Fibre | 6g | 24g |
| Sugar | 0.9g | 3.6g |
Method
Get ready by rinsing the moong dal and curry leaves. Peel the bottle gourd, remove the soft centre and cut it into small cubes. Taste a tiny raw piece and discard the whole bottle gourd if it is bitter. Slit the green chilli. Pat the curry leaves dry so they do not splutter in hot oil.
Add the moong dal, turmeric powder and water to a kadai. Cover and cook on medium flame for 12 minutes until the dal is partly soft. Add the bottle gourd and cook covered for 8 minutes until the dal is soft and the bottle gourd is tender but not mushy.
Grind the grated coconut, cumin, green chilli and water in a mixie. The paste should be thick and slightly coarse.
Add the coconut paste and salt to the cooked dal and bottle gourd. Mix gently and cook on low flame for 5 minutes, until the raw smell goes and the mixture becomes thick.
Heat oil in a small kadai on medium flame for 1 minute until hot. Add mustard seeds and fry for 30 seconds until they splutter. Add urad dal, curry leaves and asafoetida, then fry for 1 to 2 minutes until the dal turns light golden.
Pour the tempering over the kootu and mix gently. Cook on low flame for 2 minutes, then switch off when the kootu is thick and holds together as a dry side.
Before you start
- How long does Sorakkai Kootu take?
- 45 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Sorakkai Kootu serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Sorakkai Kootu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Sorakkai Kootu spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Sorakkai Kootu?
- 100 grams Moong Dal, 1 grams Turmeric Powder, 400 grams Bottle Gourd, 50 grams Coconut (Grated), 8 grams Green Chilli, 2 grams Curry leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Sorakkai Kootu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Sorakkai Kootu?
- About 178 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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