Sorekayi Raitha | Sorekayi Saasme | Lauki Raitha | Raitha Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- ½ Cup chopped sorekayi/lauki/bottlegourd
- ¼ Cup grated coconut
- 3-4 sprigs of coriander
- ¼ Tsp mustard
- ¼ Tsp jeera/cumin
- 5-6 whole black pepper-corn
- 1 small pinch hing
- Salt to taste
- 2 Cups beaten yogurt/curd
- 1 Tsp coconut-oil/cooking-oil
- ¼ Tsp mustard
- 1 broken dry red chilli
- Boil sorekayi/lauki/bottlegourd and keep aside to cool
- In a mixer jar, add grated coconut
- Add mustard, jeera and pounded black pepper
- Wash and roughly tear coriander and add to mixer jar
- Add hing and sprinkle salt
- Lastly, add the boiled and cooled sorekayi/lauki/bottlegourd
- Pour little water and grind into a smooth paste
- In a bowl, whisk yogurt/curd till smooth
- Pour ground sorekayi-coconut paste
- Mix till well combined
- In a small pan, add oil, mustard and dry red chilli
- Once mustard splutters, pour it over sorekayi-yogurt raitha
- Serve as a side-dish along with rice and sorekayi-kootu
Drop in a green chilli to add some extra heat
Ensure yogurt/curd is fresh and not sour
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/sorekayi-raitha/
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