Sorakaya Pulusu (Andhra Bottle Gourd Stew Recipe)
Sorakaya Anapakaya Pulusu is a delicious tangy gravy with bottle gourd.
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 8 Spring onion bulbs
- 1 cup Bottle gourd Cubed
- 1/2 cup Spring onion greens Chopped
- 1 Onion Finely chopped
- 3 Slit green chillies
- few Curry leaves
- Lemon sized tamarind soaked in water
- Salt as per taste
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Jeera powder
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp Coriander Chopped
Instructions
- Take a deep pan with a thick bottom. Turn on the flame and add oil.
- Take a pressure cooker of 3 lt capacity.
- Add mustard seeds and cumin. Once they start spluttering, add onion and green chillies.
- Sauté. Cook till the onions turn transparent.
- Add turmeric and salt.
- Add curry leaves.
- Now add the bottle gourd pieces and cook.
- After 5 mins, add the spring onion bulbs and greens and stir carefully or just try to toss.
- Add the red chilli powder, jeera powder, coriander powder, and toss.
- Cook for 5 mins.
- Squeeze the pulp for the soaked tamarind and add it to the gravy. Add some more water to maintain the consistency.
- Bring the contents to a boiling state.
- Close the cooker with the lid. Cook till one or two whistles.
- Let it cool and garnish with chopped coriander.
Notes
* This sorakaya pulusu gravy can be cooked in a deep bottomed vessel too.
** Make sure the bottle gourd is neither too tender nor too mature.
*** The sourness can be adjusted according to ones taste.
**** This bottle gourd recipe can be cooked with plain onions too.