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Friday 29 April, 2011

Sorakai palli curry

Ingredients:
Sorakai (bottle gourd) - 500 gms
Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Dry red chillies - 5
Garlic cloves - 4
Green chillies - 3
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Turmeric - 1/2 spoon
Corainder powder - 1 spoon
Coriander leaves - 2 spoons
Salt
Water
Oil

Seasoning:
Cumin seeds - 1 spoon
Mustard seeds - 1 spoon
Chana dal - 1 spoon
Urad dal - 1 spoon
Curry leaves - 15

Procedure:
Heat a pan and dry roast the dry red chillies, garlic cloves and peanuts.
Allow them to cool and grind it to fine paste.
Heat the same pan and oil into it. Once the oil is heated add the seasoning ingredients.
When the dal turns to light brown add onion, green chillies and turmeric powder.
Once the onion is fried add tomatoes, sorakai, the ground paste and little water.
Add salt as per taste and close the lid and cook for sometime.
When it is half cooked add coriander powder. Remove from heat when it is done.
Garnish with coriander leaves.


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