Sorakaya Palu koora (Bottle gourd with milk curry)

Sorakaya Palu koora (Bottle gourd with milk curry)

Whenever I want to eat plain, lite food, I prefer eating sorakaya. It takes less oil, very simple food good for easy digestion.




Ingredients:
Sorakaya / Bottle gourd – 1 medium. (Peel the skin and cut into small pieces)
Green Chillies - 2 or 3 (As per taste) (slice into two pieces)
Coriander Leaves – 1 spoon (chopped)
Ginger – 1 inch piece (Finely chopped) – you can substitute this with Garlic for different taste)
Oil – 2 tsps
Salt to Taste
Turmeric – a pinch
Coriander Powder – 1 tsps
Milk – 1 small cup
For Seasoning (Popu) or Tadka:
Chana Dal – ½ tsps
Urad Dal – ½ tsps
Mustard Seeds – ½ tsps
Jeera Seeds – ½ tsps
Curry Leaves – 3 to 4

Preparation:
Take a pan and heat the oil. Do Popu or Tadka by adding chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, jeera seeds and curry leaves into it. Saute them and add chopped ginger and green chilies. Fry it for a minute. Add bottle gourd pieces, salt, turmeric and mix it well. Close the lid and allow to cook for 10 mins. Add little water and cook till bottle gourd becomes soft. Add coriander powder, mix well. Add milk and allow it to cook for 5 more minutes. Add coriander leaves and stir for a min. Remove the heat and serve hot with roti or rice. Rice, Sorakaya curry and peanut chutney-- My meal today :)