Name: Bottlegourd Poriyal
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: bottle gourd 1/2kg; small onion 15 no.; red chili 2 no.; sambar powder 1 tsp; salt to taste; turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; oil 5 tsp; grated coconut 2 tsp; groundnut powder 2 tsp; mustard 1/2 tsp; broken urad dal 1/4 tsp; curry leaves 6 no.

Bottlegourd Poriyal

Bottle gourd is known as 'Sorakaya' in telugu and 'Sorakkai' in tamil. ... Sorakaya poriyal or Bottle gourd dry curry can be served as a side dish to Rice. It is low in fat and cholesterol and is rich in fibre , it is easy to digest and is effective

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

bottle gourd 1/2kg
small onion 15 no.
red chili 2 no.
sambar powder 1 tsp
salt to taste
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
oil 5 tsp
grated coconut 2 tsp
groundnut powder 2 tsp
mustard 1/2 tsp
broken urad dal 1/4 tsp
curry leaves 6 no.

Instructions

peel the skin and chop the bottlegourd
in a pan heat the oil and temper the mustard, broken urad dal and curry leaves and add chopped onion and saute it for two mins
now add turmeric and chopped bottle gourd and mix it and allow to cook for 2 mins
now add sambar powder and salt and mix it
add required water for the bottlegourd poriyal and allow to cook, until the bottle gourd get cooked
once the bottle gourd get cooked, add grated coconut and groundnut powder and mix it and turn off the flame
now bottle gourd poriyal is ready to serve

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Bottlegourd Poriyal