Name: Surakka Mor Koottu (Yoghurt and bottle gourd curry) recipe by South Indian Vegetarian Cuisine- Roli Books at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Bottle gourd (ghia), medium-sized, 1 peeled, chopped into small pieces; Salt to taste; Coconut (nariyal), grated 5 tbsp /20 gm; green chillies 3; Cumin (jeera) seeds 1 tsp/2 gm; Yoghurt (dahi) 1cup /200 gm; Rice powder 1 tsp; Refined oil ½ tsp; Mustard seeds (rai) ¼ tsp; Split black gram (urad dal) ½ tsp; Curry leaves (kari patta), pinched 4-5

ABOUT Surakka Mor Koottu (Yoghurt and bottle gourd curry) RECIPE

A delicious dish made up of bottle gourd cooked with spiced yoghurt.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Bottle gourd (ghia), medium-sized, 1 peeled, chopped into small pieces
Salt to taste
Coconut (nariyal), grated 5 tbsp /20 gm
green chillies 3
Cumin (jeera) seeds 1 tsp/2 gm
Yoghurt (dahi) 1cup /200 gm
Rice powder 1 tsp
Refined oil ½ tsp
Mustard seeds (rai) ¼ tsp
Split black gram (urad dal) ½ tsp
Curry leaves (kari patta), pinched 4-5

Instructions

Boil the bottle gourd in a little water and salt.
Grind the coconut, green chillies, and cumin seeds into a wet paste.
Mix the paste with the yoghurt. Add rice powder; mix well.
Add the above to the boiled bottle gourd and cook for 5 minutes.
Heat the oil in a small pan; add mustard seeds, split black gram, and curry leaves. When the seeds start spluttering, pour it onto the cooked mixture.