Cooking Marrow(Dudhi/Sorakkai) with Indian spices and prawns or egg makes a tastier side-dish.
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17/10/2013
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10-15 mins
Serves : Family of four
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Ingredients :
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Bottle gourd (Dudhi/Sorakkai) or Marrow - 1 small or 1/2 large
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Onion - 50g or 1/2 small
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Tomato - 1/2
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Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
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Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
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King Prawn - 8-10 or Egg - 1
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Green chilli - 1 (optional)
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Tinned coconut milk - 1 tblsp or 100ml fresh coconut milk
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Cinnamon - 1cm long strip
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Curry leaves - 1 Sprig (optional)
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Oil - 1 tblsp
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Salt - to taste
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Water - as required
Method :
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Chop the onion and tomato. Peel off the marrow and chop it into 2cm cubes.
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Heat a pan and add oil.
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Add curry leaves, onion, chilli and saute for 2-3 minutes.
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Add tomato, turmeric powder, chilli powder and saute for 2-3 minutes.
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Add chopped vegetable and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
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Add salt and 3/4 cup of water.
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Cover and cook for about 10-12 minutes on a medium heat.
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Stir the vegetables few times when they are getting cooked. Make sure there is enough water in the pan for the vegetables to be cooked while stirring.
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After the vegetables are cooked, add either the egg or prawns to the pan now.
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If egg is being added, break it into a small bowl, beat it and add it to the pan of vegetables.
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Add coconut milk and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
Other Names : Sorakkai with prawn, Sorakkai with egg
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