Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Cuisine : Andhra CuisineIngredients Needed
Tur Dal - 1 cup
Sorakaya / Bottle gourd - 1 cup cubes
Dried Red chillies - 5-6
Onion - 1 small
Tomato - 2 medium
Garlic - 4 cloves
Tamarind - small marble sized
Turmeric a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard, urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Water for cooking
Method to prepare:
Clean the dal and keep aside. Chop onions and tomatoes. Crush the garlic cloves along with the skin.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard and urad dal. then curry leaves. Once it splutters, sauté onions, red chillies and garlic. Once onion is brown, add dal and fry for few mins.
Then add tomatoes, sorakaya pieces, tamarind, turmeric, and water for cooking. Cover it with lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles till the dal is cooked well.
When the pressure is off, take the dal masher or pappu guthi, mash the dal well with the red chillies. Add salt. and cook on high flame for 2 mins.
Serve with steamed Rice.
Normally sorakaya is mashed well and blended with the dal. But if you prefer to have bigger chunks don't overcook it.
Interested to find other ways to cook Bottle gourd?
How else do you cook Bottle gourd? Do share!
Priya says
Dal looks really comforting..
Turmericnspice says
looks yum
Leena says
Dal looks delicious...nice with steaming rice and pickles!
Ms.Chitchat says
Looks nice and healthy too.
Parita says
I have been wanting to try this dal, looks very comforting with rice!
Madhuram says
I prepare something similar Valli. I usually grate the sorakaya and don't use onions and garlic but other than that the same procedure. I'm going to try this method today. Its interesting that whenever you post a recipe with bottle gourd, I have it at home.
Madhavi says
Humm yummy dal :))
Madhuram says
I made it Valli and it had a different taste than the usual one I prepare. I made it extra, so that I can use that itself as side dish for chapathi for dinner. I added some sambar powder too as I always do for sorakaya pappu.
Apu says
I love this dal - it tastes delicious with fresh steamed rice.
Cooking Foodie says
We make a similar daal but with chana daal... your version looks great!