Bottle Gourd Stew / Sorakaya Mudda Pulusu

Ingredients :

• 2 cups Bottle Gourd pieces
• 1 big Onion chopped
• 2 Green Chillies chopped 
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 2" Tamarind Flake
• Salt to taste

For Popu

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds (Avalu)
• 1/2 sp Chana Dal (Senaga Pappu)
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal (Minapa pappu)
• 1 Red Chilli  (crocked)
• 2 sp grated Jaggery (if required)
• 2 sp Oil
• Curry Leaves
• Coriander Leaves

Preparation :

• Wash and peel bottle gourd & cut into small pieces.
• Pressure cook sorakaya, tomato,onion,green chilli pieces & tamarind upto 3 whistles.
• When it cool remove the lid and mash it.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds chana, urad dal & red chilli.
• When they splutter add curry leaves and mashed bottle gourd mix.
• Add salt, red chilli, turmeric powder, jaggery & stir well.
• Cook for 5 mins on low flame, when it thicken transfer into a serving bowl.
• Garnish with coriander leaves, sorakaya mudda pulusu is ready to eat.
• Serve with white rice or roties.