Name: Sorakaya pappu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 people
Ingredients: ¼ cup toor dal (or kandi pappu); ½ cup moong dal (or pesara pappu); 2 cups bottle gourd (or lauki or sorakaya or anapakaya); Salt ( as needed); 2 tbsp tamarind ((adjust to suit your taste)); 1 to 2 tbsp Oil (or ghee as needed); 1 sprig curry leaves; ½ tsp cumin (or jeera); ½ tsp mustard; Pinch asafoetida (or hing); 1/8 tsp turmeric (or haldi); 3 green chilies (slit); 1 red chili (broken); ¼ tsp ginger (grated (optional)); 1 clove garlic (crushed)