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Sorakaya pulusu
Bottle gourd in tamarind gravy
- Energy
- 127 kcal
- Protein
- 2.31 g
- Fibre
- 6.2 g
- Time
- 40 min
Per serving, 212 g.1 Good for lunch or dinner.
One serving gives you
- 32%of the day’s folate
- 25%of the day’s fibre
- 13%of the day’s magnesium
- 13%of the day’s vitamin C
Nutrition facts
One serving, 212 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Energy
- Energy127 kcal7%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate13.8 g5%
- Fibre6.2 g25%
- Soluble fibre1.38 g
Fats
- Fat6.53 g13%
- Saturated fat limit1.14 g6% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat3.19 g
- Polyunsaturated fat1.76 g
- Omega-61.68 g21%
- Omega-30.08 g8%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein2.31 g5%
- Histidine47.5 mg8%
- Isoleucine89.9 mg7%
- Leucine143 mg6%
- Lysine106 mg10%
- Methionine + cystine45 mg8%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine157 mg19%
- Threonine82.1 mg20%
- Tryptophan29.9 mg14%
- Valine116 mg15%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A15.8 µg2%
- Vitamin B10.1 mg7%
- Vitamin B20.05 mg2%
- Vitamin B30.63 mg6%
- Vitamin B51.03 mg21%
- Vitamin B60.1 mg5%
- BiotinNot in the source data
- Folate69.7 µg32%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C8.16 mg13%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.99 mg13%
- Vitamin K13.8 µg25%
Minerals
- Calcium68.7 mg7%
- ChromiumNot in the source data
- Copper0.2 mg12%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron2.13 mg7%
- Magnesium46.9 mg13%
- Manganese0.49 mg12%
- MolybdenumNot in the source data
- Phosphorus64.4 mg6%
- Potassium406 mg12%
- Selenium4.35 µg11%
- Sodium limit318 mg16% of limit
- Zinc0.56 mg4%
Ingredients
Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.
14 ingredients
- Bottle gourd, elongate, pale green sorakaya160 g
- Groundnut oil palli nune5.5 g
- Onion, big ullipaya30 g
- Tamarind, pulp chintapandu8 g
- Jaggery, cane bellam2 g
- Chillies, red endu mirapakaya1.8 g
- Coriander seeds dhaniyalu1 g
- Turmeric powder pasupu0.3 g
- Fenugreek seeds menthulu0.3 g
- Mustard seeds aavalu0.8 g
- Cumin seeds jeelakarra0.5 g
- Curry leaves karivepaku1 g
- Asafoetida inguva0.05 g
- Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.8 g
Method
About 40 minutes.
- 1
Soak 8 g tamarind in a cup of warm water for 10 minutes; squeeze and strain. Dry-roast and grind the coriander seeds with the red chilli. Peel if needed and dice bottle gourd.
- 2
Heat 5.5 g groundnut oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, broken dry red chilli, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida; add the fenugreek seeds and sliced 30 g onion; cook until soft.
- 3
Add the bottle gourd, turmeric and a splash of water; cover and cook until half done. Pour in the tamarind water, the ground spice and 2 g jaggery and salt.
- 4
Simmer uncovered for 10–15 minutes until the bottle gourd is tender and the pulusu coats a spoon.