sorekayi palya | sorekai thove | sorekai dal | lauki | bottle gourd recipes

Ingredients

• 1 big sorekayi / lauki / opo / bottle gourd
• around 2 cups of cut sorekayi
• 2 tsp cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp chana dal/kadale bele
• 1 tsp uddina bele / urad dal
• 2 to 3 green chilies slit
• few curry leaves
• finely chopped coriander leaves
• 2 to 3 tbsp grated fresh / frozen coconut
• 1/2 tsp salt or salt to taste
• pinch of turmeric powder
• That is – 2 cups of cut sorekayi
• little less than 1/2 cup togari bele / toor dal
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• around 3 cups of water
• 1/2 cup fresh coconut
• 1/2 tsp jeera / cumin seeds
• 3 to 4 green chilies
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp salt or salt to taste
• 2 tsp oil
• pinch of hing