Lot of us know to cook bottel gourd in one or two ways to make a fry or some sweet recipe. I should say this is the best recipe i had with Bottle Gourd. Once of my friends who was my roommate too cooked this when we were staying together, I just loved it in the first attempt itself. Bottel gourd with ghee and milk should be a perfect combination to mix with white rice, can also be eaten with Chapathi or roti.
Sorakkai Paal Curry / Pal Sorakai Poriyal / Bottle Gourd Milk Gravy
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
- To cook separately :
- Bottle Gourd – 1 ( Medium )
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- For tempering :
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Mustard – 1/2 tsp
- Urad dhal – 1/2 tsp
- Onion – 1/2 no
- Curry Leaves – 1 strand
- Red Chili Powder – 2 tsp
- Milk – 1 cup
- Ghee – 2 tsp
Instructions
PREP:
- Peal the bottle gourd skin and chop them in to small pieces.
- Use the items in the section “To Cook separately”, In a vessel heat the oil, add salt – 1/2 tsp and the chopped bottle gourd and fry for a minute.
- Add water – 1/4 cup and cook the bottle gourd. Add less water so that they don’t need to be drained when they are cooked.
COOKING:
- In a nonstick pan, heat oil, mustard, urad dhal and wait till mustard splutter. Add chopped onion, Curry leaves and fry till onion is translucent. Add Red chili powder and fry for a minute.
- Add the cooked bottle gourd and fry for 2 minutes. Add milk, ghee, required salt and allow it to boil, wait till the oil separates and the milk is completely evaporated.
(*) Recipe from one of my friends.
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I love to eat bottle gourd. But i know only two three recipes. Prepared this recipe and had with Chapati.Its very tasty. Thanks to you Sashi.
One of my favorite recipes too Priya.. I got it from Preethi.
Wow thats so unique recipe, send this to FIL-Milk event, it would be perfect!
Thanks dear, will sure participate in the event. :)
I loved all your recipes dear, a perfect combination of Aval dosai and Hotel Sambhar. Pal Sorrakai looks delicious, love to have with steamed rice and Vathal kuzhambu.
Thanks Mythreyi.. :)