Sorakaya Pappu Recipe | How to make Sorakaya Pappu | (Bottle Gourd Dal)

Hi friends, thank you all for visiting my website and @EATeasyvegrecipes youtube channel. Today's recipe is soarakaya pappu or bottle gourd dal or lauki ki dal. Sorakaya pappu is a simple andhra dish. Sorakaya or bottle gourd cooked along with dal and added condiments gives a nice soothing taste. It is a very good accompaniment for rice and roti both alike. Sorakaya or anapakaya as it is called some of Telugu people is good for health. Sorakaya is rich in nutrients, it is a valuable addition to the weight loss diet. Sorakaya contains 90% water in it, so including it in our diet helps in maintaining proper hydration. Sorakaya or bottle gourd is a low calorie food and also promotes digetive health. So let us include it in our daily diet. We can make different varities of curries and dal with sorakaya, check out for other recipes in the website.
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Sorakaya Ava Kura
Sorakaya Pesarapappu Curry

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Sorakaya Pappu Recipe | How to make Sorakaya Pappu | (Bottle Gourd Dal)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 20M
Cooking time: 15M
Servings: 6 people

Andhra style sorakaya pappu made with bottle gourd, toor dal and other condiments.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 Cup Toor Dal
• 1/4 Cup Sorakaya pieces/Bottle Gourd pieces
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Onion
• 1 Green Chilli
• Salt to Tatse
• 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
• 1 Tbsp Ghee
• 1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• 4 to 5 Garlic
• 1/4 Tsp Asafoetida
• Pebble Size Tamarind

Procedure:

1. Wash and Soak toor dal for half an hour.
2. Peel the skin of sorakaya, cut it into 2" cubes.
3. Slit green chillies, chop tomatoes and onion also.
4. Soak tamarind and extract juice out of it.
5. In a pressure cooker add sorakaya pieces, tomatoes, onion.
6. Mix them well, add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and slit green chillis too.
7. Mix all of them well and add 1 cup water.
8. Pressure cook for 3 to 5 whistles.
9. Heat ghee in another pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and red chilli.
10. When they start spluttering add minced garlic, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
11. LAstly add asafoetida and keep this tadka aside.
12. Once the dal cooked completley and the pressure goes oiff.
13. Add tamarind juice, coriander powder and allow this to boil for a minute.
14. Add the above made tadka to the dal and let it cook for another minute.
15. Serve sorakaya pappu with hot piping rice and a spoonful of ghee on it.