Sorakai Kurma

Sorakkai paired with Black eyed peas is a good source of Fiber, Iron and Proteins for the veggie lovers.

Ingrediants:

1 medium Bottle Gourd chopped(sorrakai)
1 cup black eyed peas
1 medium onion
1 large tomato
1/2 cup ground coconut(can use store bought coconut milk)
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp corriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 small green chilli
1/2 tsp musturd
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 small strip cinammon
3 cloves
2 cardamom
Salt to taste

Soak the blackeyed pea overnight. In a pan cook blackeyed peas, turmeric, bottle gourd and salt to taste until both blackeyed peas and bottle gourd are well done and can be coarsely mushed.

Now in a separate pan, heat some oil, and add musturd seeds, cinammon, cloves, cardamom and cumin seeds. When the mustard splutters, add onion and finely chopped green chilli. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for sometime until the raw smell goes.

Now add tomato and cook for sometime until tomato is well cooked. Add red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well. Now add the cooked and coarsely mushed peas/bottle gourd mixture. Mix well and add salt to taste. Cook well.

This kurma goes well with rice, chapathi and roti. Enjoy!!