Bottle gourd / Sorakay curry

Its getting hotter day by day in Houston. Even though we had a splash of rain and thunderstorm on Monday still hot..Can u imagine standing near the hot stove without window in the kitchen..so hot..I actually reduced my cooking time..not trying any new things..I have to go through this hot climate for another 4 months.. cant imagine.. I wanted to make something cooling..we know mor kozhumbu but this is simplified version..learnt from my keralite Friends..This is very easy and can be done in jiffy..I loved the soothing effect of bottle gourd and cooling of yogurt..

Ingredients:

1 bottle gourd

2 cups yogurt ( use sour yogurt/home made)

1/2 tsp turmeric

salt to taste

7 green chillies(adjust to ur taste)

1 tbsp grated coconut

1 tsp cumin and mustard

3 redchillies

curry leaves

oil

Preparation:

Clean the bottle gourd/Sorakay and dice them to bite size piece.

Make a smooth paste with green chillies and coconut.

Heat oil in a pan, do the seasoning with mustard, cumin, redchillies and curry leaves.

Add bottle gourd and fry for few minutes.

Add ground paste, turmeric and salt.

Add 1 cup water, cover and cook over medium heat.

Once the bottle gourd is soft, reduce the heat and add the whisked yogurt.

Remove from heat. Let it stand for 10 mts for the flavours to mix up.

Serve hot with rice!!!