Sorakaya Pachadi (Andhra Bottle Gourd Chutney)

Name: Sorakaya Pachadi (Andhra Bottle Gourd Chutney)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: bottle gourd 200 g; urad dal 15 g; chana dal 15 g; green chili 15 g; tamarind paste 10 g; mustard seeds 3 g; curry leaves 5 g; oil 20 ml; salt 4 g; asafoetida 1 g; water 30 ml

Quick answer

Total time: 30 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 11

About this dish

This Andhra chutney blends sauteed bottle gourd with urad dal, chana dal, green chili, and tamarind, and the blender stops before anything turns smooth.

The toasted dal stays in small, nutty grains. Once it is in the bowl, a hot tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida is poured over.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

As an Amazon Associate, we may earn from qualifying purchases.

Instructions

5 steps

1

Peel the bottle gourd and chop it into 1cm pieces.

Roughly chop the green chilies.
2

Heat 10ml oil in a pan, add urad dal, chana dal, and chilies.

Sauté until the lentils turn brown, then transfer to a plate.
3

In the same pan, add the chopped gourd and sauté for 7 minutes until soft and slightly browned, then let it cool.
4

In a blender, combine the lentils and fried green chili, gourd, tamarind, salt, and 30ml water.

Blend into a slightly coarse paste.
5

Heat the remaining 10ml oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida.

Once they splutter, pour over the chutney.