Saturday, July 21, 2007

Sorakkai - Tomato Sabzi


A quick sidedish for phulkas or Puris.


Ingredients

Sorakai (Green Gourd) – ½ kg, peel and cut into small cubes
Tomato – 4
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Bay leaves – 3 leaves
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Green coriander leaves – ½ cup for garnishing.
Ghee – 1 tsp

Method :

In a pressure cooker, boil tomatoes and Sorakai separately.
(Or in a microwave blanch tomatoes, cover & cook Sorakai for 4 mins separtely).

When cool, make a puree out of the tomatoes.

Heat oil, fry cumin seeds, bay leaves, add sorakai and the tomato puree.

Add all the masalas, required salt. Cook for 2-3 mins.

Add a tsp of ghee and remove from fire.

Garnish with fresh coriander. A good accompaniment for Rotis / Parathas..

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