Bottle gourd dal

Bottle gourd dal ingredients:

1. Toor dal -1/2 cup
2. Bottle gourd - 1 (small size)
3. Tomato - 1 chopped
4. Onion - 1/2 chopped
5. Green chillies - 4 to 6
6. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Tamarind - half lemon size

Seasoning ingredients:

1. Onion - 1/2 chopped
2. Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
3. Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
4. Fenugreek or methi seeds - 10
5. Curry leaves - few
6. Asafoetida - a pinch

Sorakaya Pappu Preparation:

Peel and cut the bottle gourd into small pieces.

Clean and wash the dal.

Now add bottle gourd pieces, toor dal, onions, tomatoes, green chillies, and tamarind and turmeric powder in a cooking vessel and cook till the dal becomes tender.

(If you want you can do this in a pressure cooker also. 2 to 3 whistles are enough)

Switch off the stove. Now take a separate pan and heat with 1 tsp of oil.

Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida.

When they start to crackle add the chopped onions.

Fry till they become to light brown colour.

Now add the cooked dal and adjust the salt.

Sorakaya pappu is ready.

Serve with plain white rice or roti.