Bottle Gourd Peel Curry/ Sorakkai Thol Poriyal

All the vegetable peels have lot of nutrition value. Some of the peels (from Bottle Gourd, Plantain etc) can be used in making Chutney, stir fries etc. Here is one such recipe for turning the peels from bottle gourd into a delicious stir fry dish.

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd Peel – 1 cup (chopped)

Oil – 1 tbsp

Cumin (Jeera) Seed – ½ tsp

Sliced Onion – 1

Sliced Green Chilli – 3 or 4

Grated Ginger – 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – ¼ tsp

Turmeric (Haldi) Powder -1 pinch

Cilantro – 2 tbsp

Roasted Coarse Peanut Powder – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Heat the Oil in a pan. Add the Mustard Seed and Cumin Seed. Allow them to crackle. Add Onion, Green Chilli and the Grated Ginger. Sauté till the Onion become translucent.

Add Bottle Gourd Peel, Salt and Turmeric Powder. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of water. Mix it. Cover the pan with a lid and cook in low to medium flame for 6 to 8 minutes till the peels become soft. Stir in between.

Add the Chilli Powder and the Coriander Leaves. Mix and simmer for a couple of minutes.

Add the peanut powder and mix.

Stir cook for a minute and transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve with Sambar Rice, Rasam Rice etc.