Sorekai(bottle gourd)halwa recipe

Sorekai or bottle gourd is very good vegetable for all ages.We can prepare a very delicious halwa by using bottle gourd.With minimum ingredients this halwa becomes very tasty,we can keep this for 8-10 days out side refrigerator.Cooking time is also less.For surprise guests or for festivals we can prepare this.Bottle gourd contains more water.After cooking it will reduce almost half.usually for other sweets sweet should be double quantity.Here equal amount is enough.

Required ingredients
Bottle gourd(Grated):4 cups
Jaggery:2 cups
Cardamom powder:1 tsp
Ghee:4 tsp
How to prepare bottle gourd halwa

Bottle gourd halwa

• Take grated bottle gourd in a thick pan and heat on low flame.
• Allow it to cook with its own water .No need of adding any extra water.Once in a while we have to stirr to prevent sticking.
• Once the vegetable is cooked completely add jaggery and stirr continuously.
• Add ghee when ever required.
• Stirr continuously till jaggery absorbs and it becomes a lump and start separating from the sides of pan.
• Add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Put off the fire.After cooling transfer the content to air tight container.

Sorekai kadubu(Bottle gourd pudding) recipe

Sorekai or bottle gourd is one of the best vegetable having many nutrients.This vegetable is good for all age group.Because of alkaline nature it is good in hyper acidity.It improves breast milk production.We can prepare a very delicious pudding by using bottle gourd.

Required ingredients

Sorekai kadubu

Rice:3 cups
Bottle gourd:1(3-4 cups of grated bottle gourd)
Salt:to taste
Jaggery(optional): to taste

How to prepare bottle gourd pudding

• Wash and soak rice for 2-3 hours
• Grate or finely chop bottle gourd after removing outer skin and seed.
• Grind rice and jaggery to form smooth paste by adding minimum water.
• Add salt.
• Add grated bottle gourd and mix well.
• Pour it to a container or softened banana leaf and fold from  four sides .Steam cook in steamer or pressure cooker(with out weight) for 30-45 minutes.
• Serve hot with chutney or sambar.

Sore kayi(bottle gourd peel) sippe tambuli

Sorekayi is called as lagenaria leucantha in Latin.It is useful in liver and kidney disorders.Bottle  gourd is rich in water content.So it is very useful in weight reduction.

Required ingredients
Sore sippe:1 fist
Grated coconut:1/2 cup

Bottle gourd

Cumin seeds:1/2 tsp
Pepper:5-6 grains
Buttermilk:3 cups
Salt:to taste
Ghee:1 tsp
Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp
Red chilly:1/2
How to prepare Sore sippe tambuli

• Wash and cook the sore peel.
• Grind it with grated coconut,pepper,cumin seeds to form smooth paste by adding sufficient water.
• Transfer it in to serving bowl.Add buttermilk and salt.Mix well.
• Tempering is done with heating ghee,mustard seeds and chilly.

Bottle gourd(sorekayi)dosa

Bottle gourd is one of the best vegetable.This vegetable is  good for all age groups especially for old age,pregnant and lactating woman.Because of rich water content it is good for over weight people.It is used in case of hyper acidity.We can prepare many healthy and delicious preparations by using bottle gourd,such as dosa,pudding,sambar,chutney,payasam......Let us discus regarding bottle gourd dosa .Here bottle gourd is grounded.So we can't see bottle gourd.Those who refuses to take bottle gourd ,especially children will like this dosa.
Required ingredients
Rice:1 cup
Bottle gourd pieces:1 cup
Coconut:1 tsp
Coriander:1 tsp
Red chilly:1(optional)
Onion:1/2
Curry leaves:!0-15

Hot sore kayi dosa

Fresh ginger:1/2 inch size
Salt:as per taste
Oil or ghee;2 tsp
How to prepare bottle gourd dosa

• Soak rice for 2-3 hours
• Grind rice,finely chopped bottle gourd,coconut,coriander and red chilly to form a smooth paste by adding sufficient water.
• Transfer the content in to a bowl.
• Add finely chopped onion,ginger,curry eaves and salt to the mix.Mix well.
• Heat tava on medium flame.Apply little oil or ghee to tava.
• Pour the batter on thee heated tava spread evenly with a spoon to form a thin circle.Cover the lid.
• When the dosa turns to golden brown flip the dosa and put it upside down for few seconds.
• Remove from the tava,serve hot with ghee and coconut chutney.