Bottlegourd Kurma is a creamy curry made using cashews, coconut, poppy seeds and few other masala ingredients. The Bottlegourd taste awesome when cooked as kurma, which goes very welll with Roti. In this recipe we are making it in pressure cooker to reduce the effort and time.
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Bottlegourd Kurma is a creamy gravy made using coconut, poppy seeds, cashews and few other masala ingredients. In this recipe we are making the Kurma in the pressure cooker to save the effort and time. Bottlegourd Kurma (Sorakkai Kurma) is a best and healthy accompaniment for any Indian Bread like Roti, Chapati etc. Try this simple and tasty kurma and share your experience!
Bottlegourd Kurma is a creamy curry made using cashews, coconut, poppy seeds and few other masala ingredients. The Bottlegourd taste awesome when cooked as kurma, which goes very welll with Roti. In this recipe we are making it in pressure cooker to reduce the effort and time.
1nosBottle Gourd(or 2 cups of chopped Bottlegourd)
2nosOnionfinely chopped
1nosTomatochopped
1½tspSaltadjust to your taste
½tspRed Chili Powder
¼tspTurmeric Powder
2tbspCoriander Leaveschopped
For Grinding
4tbspGrated Coconut
2tspPoppy Seeds
6nosCashews
½tspFennel Seeds
2nosGreen chili
1inchGinger
2nosGarlic cloves
4nosCloves
2nosCardamom
8nosPeppercorns
½tbspRoasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai / Dhaliya)
For Tempering
4tspOilor Butter
1tspCumin Seeds
Instructions
Preparation
Wash, peel and chop the bottlegourd into small cubes and set it aside
Soak the poppy seeds and cashews in hot water and set it aside for 10 minutes
Making of the Masala
After 10 minutes, Take rest of the grinding ingredients (given under "For Grinding") along with soaked and drained poppy seeds and cashews and grind it to a fine paste
Making of the Kurma
Heat a cooker, add oil / butter. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add chopped onion and saute till they are transparent
Add chopped tomato and saute till they are mushy.
Now add the ground masala and mix well
Add 1 cup water and stir well. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and stir well.
Now add chopped bottlegourd along with 1 Cup water and close the cooker with lid and add the weight.
Pressure cook allowing for 3-4 whistles. After the pressure is fully released, garnish the kurma with coriander leaves
Serve the delicious Bottlegourd Kurma with Indian Bread like Roti, chapati etc
Video
Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Bottlegourd Kurma Recipe | Sorakkai Kurma Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 117Calories from Fat 35
% Daily Value*
Fat 3.9g6%
Trans Fat 6g
Sodium 12mg1%
Potassium 154.1mg4%
Carbohydrates 13.2g4%
Fiber 3.9g16%
Protein 2.7g5%
Vitamin C 20.2mg24%
Calcium 41.1mg4%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method to make the Sorakkai Kurma with step by step pictures :
Wash and peel and chop the bottlegourd into small cubes and set it aside
Soak the poppy seeds and cashews in hot water and set it aside for 10 minutes
After 10 minutes, Take rest of the grinding ingredients along with soaked and drained poppy seeds and cashews and grind it to a fine paste
Heat a cooker, add oil / butter. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add chopped onion and saute till they are transparent
Add chopped tomato and saute till they are mushy. Add ground masala and mix well
Add 1 cup water and stir well. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and stir well. Add chopped bottlegourd along with 1 Cup water and close the cooker with lid and add the weight.
Pressure cook allowing for 3-4 whistles. After the pressure is fully released, garnish the kurma with coriander leaves
Serve the delicious Bottlegourd Kurma with Indian Bread like Roti, chapati etc
Soak soya chunks in boiling water with little salt for 10-15 minutes, alternatively you can microwave water for 2minutes and soak the soya chunks. After 10-15 minutes grain the water, rinse 2-3 times under tap and squeeze chunks to remove excess water. Add this chunks with bottle gourd and pressure cook.
Hi The video shows 2 tsp poppy seeds being added just before closing the pressure cooker lid but the recipe does not mention it. Also the water added in the pressure cooker looks milky (in the video) and not white, should it be just plain water or something else. Please help. We are looking forward to making this soon.
poppy Seeds is mentioned in the grinding list of the ingredients. Also the white color is the color we get when we grind the coconut. I just added plain water. Hope this helps. Thanks a lot 🙏
Sure will try next time
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Came out very good! I added handful of mini soy chunks to add some protein.
When we have to add soya chunks before or after whistle
Soak soya chunks in boiling water with little salt for 10-15 minutes, alternatively you can microwave water for 2minutes and soak the soya chunks. After 10-15 minutes grain the water, rinse 2-3 times under tap and squeeze chunks to remove excess water. Add this chunks with bottle gourd and pressure cook.
I made it yesterday with a little modification and it was very good. Thanks for the recipe!
I tried this recipe and my family loved it so much. Thanks for posting this recipe
Thanks Mirthu.. glad to hear that your family liked it very much
Tried it and tasted like a restaurant kuruma . Very tasty. Thanks for the recipe
Glad to hear. Thanks Vaibhavsri
Very nice I prepared
Thank you Sudha
Hi,
Tried this recipe yesterday and my daughter said it taste like restaurant kuruma. Thanks a lot for sharing with us:)
So glad to know. Thank you for sharing the feedback.
Tried this for the second time today. Absolutely delicious.
Thank you so much. So glad to hear!
It is sooo good Sowmya. Thank you.
So Glad!! thank you Lokesh
Souwmya, Thank you for such an amazing recipe. It’s exactly like restaurant style kurma !
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Hi, you have missed coriander seeds in the listing but its there in video. Tired this recipe and came out well. Thank you
Oh sorry i will correct the recipe. Thank you 🙏
Yesterday i have prepared according to your measurement. Very nice and tasty.
So happy to hear 😊🙏
Hi The video shows 2 tsp poppy seeds being added just before closing the pressure cooker lid but the recipe does not mention it. Also the water added in the pressure cooker looks milky (in the video) and not white, should it be just plain water or something else. Please help. We are looking forward to making this soon.
poppy Seeds is mentioned in the grinding list of the ingredients. Also the white color is the color we get when we grind the coconut. I just added plain water. Hope this helps. Thanks a lot 🙏
Hi We tried this today and my husband loved it, thank you so much
So happy to hear 😊 Thank you so much 🙏