Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu Recipe – Bottle Gourd Curry

Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu is an authentic recipe from Tamil Nadu. It is a mildly spiced curry with coconut and tiny rice dumplings (kozhukattai) that are cooked along with bottle gourd. Sugar is added to give a little sweet taste .Tiny rice dumplings and chopped bottle gourd gives nice texture to the curry. As it is mildly spiced we can pair it up with any tangy and spicy gravies like puli kuzhambu for lunch.  Bottle gourd (lauki), Rice flour, Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal), Fresh coconut, Milk, Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu), White Urad Dal (Split), Dry Red Chillies, Sugar, Oil, Salt, Water   1 Bottle gourd (lauki) , cut into small pieces 1/4 cup Rice flour 2 tablespoons Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) 1/2 cup Fresh coconut , grated 1/4 cup Milk 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split) 4 Dry Red Chillies 2 tablespoons Sugar 2 teaspoon Oil Salt , as per your taste Water , as needed     15   35     To start making Sorakkai Kozhukattai Paal Kuzhambu, first keep the chana dal soaked in warm water for 30 minutes.