Sorakaya Verkadalai Poriyal

Sorakaya verkadali poriyal is a TamilNadu delicay served with steamed rice and lentil curry.  Bottle gourd and peanuts are cooked together make a perfect side dish to complete south Indian meal. The peanut powder binds bottle gourd and all the ingredients together.  This is fairly a quick recipe prepared in about 20 minutes.

Ingredients

1 Bottle gourd, cubed

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Tomato, finely chopped

1 inch piece Ginger

1/2 cup Peanut

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Chili powder

2 tsp Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

a sprig of curry leaves

1/2 cup water

Salt

Method

• Dry roast peanut and let it cool. Remove the skin and grind it into powder. Keep it aside
• Preheat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When it starts to sizzle, add onions. Saute until onions turns transparent
• Add turmeric powder and chili powder. Give it a little stir
• Then add tomatoes and cook until it softens
• Add bottle gourd and water. Cook for 15 minutes
• Season it with salt and add peanut powder. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes
• Serve hot with rice and curry