Sorakaya Mudda Pulusu / Bottle Gourd Stew / Lauki ka thick stew

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
• 2 sp grated Jaggery(optional)
• Salt to taste
For Popu
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Chana Dal
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• 2 sp Oil
• Curry Leaves
• Coriander Leaves

Instructions

1. Wash, peel bottle gourd and cut into small pieces, take a bowl and place above all ingredients and pressure cook. Allow it to cool.
2. Once cooled remove the lid and mash it well, heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry.
3. When they splutter add curry leaves, mashed bottle gourd mixture and stir well.
4. Let it cook for 5 mins on low flame, when it thicken transfer into a serving bowl.
5. Now sorakaya mudda pulusu/bottle gourd thick stew is ready, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roti.