SORAKKAI WITH ULUNTHU

Ingredients:

500 grms sorakkai (bottle gourd) cut into cubes.
30 grms urad dal soaked for 10 minutes
2 tsp chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
150 grms tomatoes chopped
150 grms onion chopped
4 pips garlic chopped
1 tsp asafoetida powder
2 green chillies chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste


1 tsp tamarind paste mixed with ¼ cup water


2 tbs oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 dried chillies
1 sprig curry leaves

1 tsp coarse black pepper powder
2 tbs grated roasted coconut
Little cut coriander leaves.

Method:
Cut the bottle gourd into 1 inch cubes.
Soak and wash the urad dal.
Now put all the ingredients from sorakkai till salt in a pressure cooker.
Add in 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

Release the pressure, add in the tamarind water and simmer
for about 5 minutes.
Heat a pan with the oil, add in mustard seeds, dried chillies
and the curry leaves. Sauté well and pour into the pressure cooker.

Mix well, add little water if the gravy is very thick.
Lastly add in the, roasted coconut and coarse pepper powder, mix and remove.
Garnish with cut coriander leaves.