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Sorakaya Pappu | BottleGourd Dal | Lauki dal

Bachelors Recipes | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 60 Mins
  • Cook Time 20 Mins
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Tender Bottle Gourd (Peeled and diced)
  • 1 Tomato (diced)
  • 1 Onion (diced)
  • 3/4 Cup Tur Dal (Kandi Pappu) (soaked)
  • 1/4 Cup Moong Dal (Pesara Pappu) (soaked)
  • 1/4 tbsp Turmeric(haldi)
  • 2 Green Chilli (Slit lengthwise)
  • 3 Cups Water
  • Salt (As per taste)
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 Cup Coriander (chopped)
  • For Tadka:
  • 2 tbsp Oil/Ghee
  • 1 tbsp Aavalu (Musard Seeds/ Rai)
  • 1 tbsp Cumin(Zeera)
  • 2 Pinches Inguva (Asaefotida/ Heeng)
  • 2 Challa Mirapakayalu (Curd chillies)
  • 2 Springs Curry Leaves
  • 2 Garlic (Crushed)

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients except salt, lemon juice and chopped Coriander leaves into the cooker and cook till Dals are soft.
  2. Mash the cooked Dals well.
  3. Heat the Ghee in a pan and fry the seasoning ingredients till nice and brown. Mix with the cooked and mashed Dal mixture.
  4. Mix salt and Lemon Juice in the dal and sprinkle Coriander leaves before serving.