SORAKAYA MASALA

SORAKAYA MASALA

Sorakaya Masala a yummy recipe which tastes like chapala pulusu for non-vegeterians and for vegeterians its an ultimate spicy recipe.My Mom is a great expert in this recipe i dont know what magic is there in her hands each and every recipe turns to be so delicious , so felt like why dont i become an expert like her, so i tried somehow i dont get the taste that gets from her. May be i think each one of us face the same thing in our life. There are many such items that i could not reach my mom and one such is this Sorakaya Masala. But this time by my luck it just matched a bit to her taste so i just wanna share that you all,and am sure u guys really enjoy this recipe which makes everyone gluttonous towards its aroma and taste.

INGREDIENTS:

Sorakaya(bottle gourd should be tender) – 250 gms
Tomatoes-2
Onions 1 1/2 cup
Green chillies – 3
Peanuts-25 gms
Sesame seeds -10 gms
Dry coconut -15gms
Poppy seeds-10gms
Coriander seeds- 10gms
Cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp – 2 tbsp ( or lesser depending how sour you want)
Ginger Garlic Paste -2 tsps
Chilli powder – 3 tsps
Turmeric – a pinch
Curry leaves – 8
Cilantro – 1/4 cup
Cumin and mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Chunk of Jaggery(bellam)
Oil 3 tbsp salt as per taste



METHOD TO COOK:

Firstly, Take ground nuts,sesame seeds, dry coconut ,poppy seeds, coriander seeds and cumin and fenugreek seeds roast them without oil and grind it to a fine powder. after this take onions and cook in oil for 2 minutes and add these onions to the powder and grind it to a paste by adding water and keep it a side.



Now,Peel the skin of the gourd/sorakaya and chop into 1/2 inch cubes( chop out the inside flesh if the seeds are hard and big ) and now heat a oil in pan and add these all sorakaya pieces and fry till it turns to golden brown color and Keep them aside to cool.



Now take a pan heat oil and add seasonig ingredients mustard and cumin seeds when it starts splittering add curry leaves,green chillies,onions and ginger garlic paste,saute for a minute and then add tomatoes when it get cook add the grounded paste which we had grinded in first and with this add chilli powder,turmeric and salt and cook for 5 mins and now add fried sorakaya pieces and tamarind pulp and some water and cook for 5 min until sauce thickens. Before turning off stove add jaggery.Serve hot with rice.




I hope you guys enjoy the Taste of this spicy Recipe.