Doodhi/Lauki/sorekayi/bottle gourd – Saagu
About:
I steam cooked the chopped zucchini with French beans until tender and crunchy – mashed a few cooked veggies and smothered it in a delicious curry sauce made with spices.
This Doodhi/bottle gourd sagu/curry recipe was one meal I was pretty excited about. I wanted something hot and spicy for lunch and all I had in the fridge, vegetable wise, was some limpy looking Bottle gourd.
This sauce is legendary, by the way – I used it for this incredible set dosa recipe a few weeks ago. It was just a fabulous/delicious combo, it can work as a base for any curry you can think of.
Yields-3-4 servings
Preparation time-15 minutes
Cooking time-20 minutes
Ingredients:
- bottle gourd-1medium (washed and diced ) (I retained the skin of the gourd but it can be peeled if desired)
- French beans-chopped-1/2cup
- Frozen peas-1/4cup
- Diced bell peppers/capsicum-1num
- Chopped onion-1medium
- Oil-2tsp
- Mustard seeds-1tsp
- Salt- to taste
- Lemon/lime juice- to taste
For the sagu masala:
- Oil-1tsp
- Cinnamon stick-1
- Cloves-4-5
- Coriander seeds-1tbsp
- Cumin seeds-1tsp
- Pepper corns-6-8
- dessicated coconut-1/4cup
- roasted channa dal/dahlia-2tbsp
- green chillies-3-4
- fresh mint leaves-1/4cup
- fresh coriander leaves-2-3sprigs
For garnishing:
- Chopped fresh coriander
Procedure:
- Steam cook bottle gourd and French beans until tender- (approx~8-10minutes) and set aside
For sagu masala:
- Meanwhile prepare the masala for sagu.
- Heat oil in a saucepan/kadai add green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, pepper corns,cumin seeds, coriander seeds and fry until fragrant/2-3minutes on a medium low flame. Once fried allow it to cool.
- Now grind the fried ingredients with coconut, mint, coriander, roasted dahlia to coarse paste by adding some water and set aside.
For Sagu:
- Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan/kadai add mustard seeds as it crackles , add onion and saute until translucent.
- Add bell peppers/capsicum, peas and fry for 4-5minutes.
- Add ground sagu masala and cook until the mixture leaves oil/thickens slightly and then add steamed bottle gourd, beans, salt, water ( I used the stock from the steamed bottle gourd, beans) mix well, cover and let it cook for 8-10minutes, stirring ocassionally.
- Once the curry/sagu attains the desired consistency and turn off the flame.
- Stir in lemon/lime juice ,garnish with fresh coriander.
- Serve hot with
Note:
- Fresh coconut can be used alternatively to desiccated coconut
- Combination of vegetables can be personalised as per the taste
- I retained the skin of the bottle gourd – feel free to peel and chop it before steaming.
- Adjust the consistency of sagu by adding extra water/vegetable stock .
- You can easily substitute pumpkin/squash or any of your favourite veggies. The “curry” part of this recipe is flexible. Use your favorite curry powder, garam masala, or any spice mix.
Posted on February 1, 2016, in Indian and tagged diabetic curry recipes, doodhi recipes, healthy accompaniment recipes, healthy sagu recipes, lauki recipes, soorekaye kootu. Bookmark the permalink. 46 Comments.
Very nice…the flavours must heavenly 🙂
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Thank you Bhavana for stopping by and leaving such generous comment. ..
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Personally I hate lauki, but this looks delicious, makes me want to eat it 😀 Thanks for posting.
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Thanks a lot for your sweet and generous comment. .. Glad you liked it…:) 🙂
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The green color is so deep and beautiful! This sounds delicious, love how you turned a limpy looking vegetable into such a gorgeous dish!
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Thanks a lot Mary for stopping by and encouraging me with your kind and generous comment … feel blessed…
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thanks a lot sir. …😊😊
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It is my pleasure as always Ms. Chitra
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I love the colors in the dish! I’m sure it was divine. The bread (set Dosa?) looks yummy too.
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Kathryn – Thank you so much..
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The colour of the Saagu is just awesome. I love a good medley of vegetables. 🙂 The set dosa looks awesome too.
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Thanks dear Aruna
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this looks yummy i got to try this one there is one recipe that i have pinned in pinterest the botttle gourd and chana ki dal recipe it is also very popular in Peshawar pakistan that is where my family lives
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Glad to hear you liked this dish. Thanks for pinning the recipe..Have a good day
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You’re welcome
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Looks so flavorful, healthy and beautiful dear!
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Thanks a lot Dear. ..
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This looks so good! Beautiful dish Chitra!
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Thank you Lynz…
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The photo is gorgeous and the color is amazing. It sounds delicious. I’ve never had that type of gourd but think I would love to give it a try, it really looks like an incredible meal.
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Glad to hear that Suzanne…Hope you will find this veggie in Indian stores..
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Sounds delicious
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Thank you Ritu
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Agree with Mary! You managed to make a humble veggie look so grand, Chitra 🙂
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Thank you Freda for your sweet and generous comment….. 🙂 🙂
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drooolicious, indeed – great word
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Thanks a lot Derrick…:) 🙂
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Wow! Doodhi is not really my fav, except for the halwa, but I think i will add this saag to the list!
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Love to hear such compliments..
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drool… looks super yum:)
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Thanks a ton Bharani
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Oh, I love all of this! Why am I reading just before lunch? When can you get over here and help me cook?
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Such a nice compliments Susan
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Love the flavors here.
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Thanks Srividhya..
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Your recipes are always very healthy Chitra 🙂 Will try this soon!
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Thanks a lot Ch… 🙂
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This looks and sounds very delicious Chitra 😀
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Thanks a lot Irene. …:) 🙂
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Chitra, I love the sagu masala! Looks so yummy!
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Thanks Sandhya..
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So rich in flavor,must try this healthy Saagu Chitra…
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Await to hear from you Swapna
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This looks delicious dear. Love it 🙂
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Thank you Ritu
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