Sorakaya Curry | Bottle Gourd Curry

Sorakaya Curry | Bottle Gourd Curry is one of the Andhra style recipes which can be made all around the year as this is the common vegetable in the vegetable market. Learn how to make Sorakaya Curry with step by step image instructions along with tips and a video.

Bottle Gourd is a versatile vegetable that is available throughout the year. It is low in calories which makes it unique and compels people to make this recipe at least once a week. Also because this vegetable yields in good quantity its price remains constant and low.

As said above because of its abundance, people make different recipes like sweets, chutney, curry and sambar recipe. When it comes to the health aspect, it is light on the stomach which can be digested easily even by an aged person.

When it comes to its nutritional and health aspect it is filled with bundles of minerals and vitamins. So to make Anapakaya Curry 100 percent nutritional pack people often make this recipe with lentils as it infuses protein.

Tips to make a perfect Sorakaya Curry:

• Apart from coriander powder and garam masala powders adding a small quantity of sesame seed powder enhances its flavour.
• We can even put a small quantity of coconut milk to increase the taste.
• With a slight change of ingredients, we can alter this recipe. For example, we can add 1 bowl of soaked chana dal to make chana dal sorakaya curry.
• People who do not like to make use of ginger garlic paste or onions can skip them.

You may also like to check other recipes:

Sorakaya Pachadi,

Bottle gourd stew,

Sorakaya Pappu,

Beerakaya Pappu and

Dondakaya Masala.

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Sorakaya Curry | Bottle Gourd Curry | Anapakaya Curry

Sorakaya Curry | Bottle Gourd Curry is one of the Andhra style recipes which can be made all around the year as this is the common vegetable in the vegetable market.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Andhra

Keyword Anapakaya Curry, Bottle Gourd Curry, Sorakaya Curry

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

• Sorakaya/ Anapakaya/ Bottle Gourd – 1 large bowl
• Oil – 3 tbsp.
• Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
• Chana dal – ½ tbsp.
• Onions – 1 cup
• Green chillies – 4 No.
• Salt – 1 ¼ tbsp.
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
• Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
• Tomatoes – 1 cup
• Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
• Red chilli powder- 1 tbsp.
• Water – 1 bowl
• Sesame powder – 2 tbsp.
• Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.
• Garam Masala powder – ¼ tbsp.

Instructions

1. Heat 3 tbsp. oil in a pan and put mustard seeds, chana dal, cumin seeds, green chillies, onions and salt.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste once onions turn soft. Saute for a while and add tomatoes and curry leaves.
3. Mix and close the lid, cook for a while till tomatoes turn soft.
4. Put sorakaya pieces, salt and turmeric powder. Cook for a while on low flame.
5. Once they turn soft, add little water and red chilli powder.
6. When the gravy is about to thicken, sprinkle sesame powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder.
7. Mix all ingredients and serve Sorakaya Curry Recipe with hot rice.

Recipe Video

How to make Sorakaya Curry Recipe:

1.  Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and chana dal.

2.  Add onions, green chillies, a pinch of salt so that onions turn soft. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a while.

3.  Put curry leaves and tomatoes. Mix and cook for a minute with the lid covered.

4.  Add sliced bottle gourd, sprinkle turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.

5.  Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes on low flame. As bottle gourd has more water in it, we need not add extra water. Water gets released and cooks by itself.

6.  Open the lid and sprinkle red chilli powder and 1 bowl of water. Mix and cook further for a minute or two.

7.  Sprinkle sesame powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Mix and serve Sorakaya Curry Recipe hot.

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