How to make Sorakaya Perugu Pachadi - Bottle gourd chutney

Sorakaya in telugu sometimes called as Aanapakaya also is nothing but is the bottle gourd in English.  It is very simple process to make the Sorakaya perugu pachadi which is very good with rice as well as chapathi or roti.  It is the regular chutney prepared with left over piece of bottle gourd.  Let us now see how to make Sorakaya perugu pachadi..

Ingredients required : 

• Bottle gourd pieces ( Sorakaya mukkalu )  -   1 cup
• Green chillies -  5 
• Curd - 2 table spoons
• Garlic cloves -  6
• Tamarind -  a small lemon sized
• Cumin seeds -  1 table spoon
• Salt -  as required

For tampering :

• Mustard seeds -  1 table spoon
• Urad dal -  1 table spoon
• Bengal gram - 1 table spoon
• Few curry leaves
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
• Dry red chillies -  2 
• A pinch of asafoetida ( inguva )

Method of preparation of Sorakaya perugu pachadi: 

• First take the fry pan, add 1 tsp of oil and add green chillies. Saute them and place the lid.  wait for 2 minutes
• Now remove the lid and add bottle gourd pieces, fry them for around 6 to 7 minutes
• Siwtch off the flame and let this cool down
• Take a mixie jar and add tamarind, garlic cloves, cumin seeds and grind them
• Add the green chillies now and add bottle gourd pieces, salt and grind them.  Grind for about 15 seconds.  If still pieces are them, grind once again.  Dont grind too much.  Just blend them

Now take into a serving bowl.  While taking the chutney with hand, if you get any pieces, just mash them with hand.  

Take a fry pan, add oil for tampering,  add mustard seeds, bengal gram, urad dal, curry leaved and saute them.  when donw add a pinch of hing, a pinch of purmeric powder.  Add this popu into the chutney.  Now the sorakaya 

• Take into serving vessel. While you are taking chutney with your hand, if you get any pieces, just mash them with your hand.
• Take a fry pan, add oil 1 tsp for tampering, add mustard seeds, bengal gram, urad dal, curry leaves, saute them. When done add pinch of hing, pinch of turmeric powder, add this popu to the chutney. Your chutney is ready.  You have to add the curd to this chutney.

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