Name: Sorakkai kootu | Bottle gourd kootu
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups bottle gourd (, chopped / sorakkai); ½ cup moong dal ( or tur dal); Salt ( as needed); Tamarind ( or tamarind paste as needed); 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 tbsp ghee ( or ½ tbsp. oil); ½ tsp mustard; 1 Pinch hing; 3 to 4 tbsp coconut (grated ); 2 to 3 red chilies; ½ to ¾ tsp cumin; 1 to 1 ½ tbsp chana dal (or bengal gram)