Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe - Tangy Bottle Gourd Curry

Name: Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe - Tangy Bottle Gourd Curry
Prep time: 50 min
Cuisine: South Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 Bottle gourd (lauki); peeled and diced into chunks; 12 Shallots; quartered; 1 Drumstick; cut into 1 inch size pieces; 1 Tomato; roughly chopped; 3 cloves Garlic; whole; 1 inch Ginger; finely chopped; 2 cups Tamarind Water; 2 teaspoons Sambar Powder; Salt; to taste; Ingredients for seasoning; 1 teaspoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds); 1 sprig Curry leaves; roughly torn

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 50 M

Course Side Dish

Cuisine South Indian Recipes

Diet Vegetarian

Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe is a South Indian preparation of the bottle gourd, made tangy with tamarind and homemade spices like sambar powder. Bottle Gourd is a very succulent vegetable, that absorbs the spices that are added to it, giving the curry base a very juicy texture.

Ingredients

1 Bottle gourd (lauki)
peeled and diced into chunks
12 Shallots
quartered
1 Drumstick
cut into 1 inch size pieces
1 Tomato
roughly chopped
3 cloves Garlic
whole
1 inch Ginger
finely chopped
2 cups Tamarind Water
2 teaspoons Sambar Powder
Salt
to taste
Ingredients for seasoning
1 teaspoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
1 sprig Curry leaves
roughly torn

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe, we will make this recipe in a Pressure Cooker

Step 2

Add all the main ingredient including bottle gourd, shallots, drumstick, tomato, garlic, ginger, tamarind water, ginger, sambar powder and salt into the pressure cooker, add the salt and about 1 cup of water

Step 3

Cover the pressure cooker, place the weight on and pressure cook until you hear about 3 whistles

Step 4

After about 3 whistles, turn off the heat

Step 5

Allow the cooker to rest, until the pressure releases completely

Step 6

Once the pressure is released, open the cooker and give the ingredients a stir

Step 7

Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste

Step 8

Transfer the Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu into a serving bowlOur next step is to make the seasoning for the Kuzhambu

Step 9

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a small pan; once the oil if heated, add the mustard seeds and fenugreek leaves

Step 10

Allow them to crackle and roast for a few seconds

Step 11

Once roasted stir in the curry leaves and turn off the heat

Step 12

Pour the seasoning over the Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu and give it a stir

Step 13

Serve Sorakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Elai Vadam and Masala Chaas for an everyday meal