Sorakkai Gotsu/ Bottle Guard Gotsu

This gotsu is very famous in kongu nadu. people will prepare this gotsu as sidedish for idlis, dosas..

Ingredients:

Sorakkai - 1/2 kg

Tomatoes - 3 - cut into pieces.

Tamarind - small lemon size - wash and soak

Turemric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

Gingelly oil - 1 tbsp

To temper:

Onion - 1 - chop fine

Red chilli - 2 - cut into 2

Curry leaves

Method:

1. Peel outer skin from Sorakkai and cut into small pieces.

2. Heat oil in kadai and temper with the given ingredients.

3. Add sorakkai, tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt.

4. Add 1/4 tumbler water and close the kadai with a lid.

5. Cover and cook until it is cooked.

6. Once cooked, remove from the fire and add tamarind.

7. Cool and grind to coarsely.

8. Serve with dosas, Idlis...

Manathakkali Chutney/ Manathakkali thogayal

This chutney is a special dish in kongunadu places and it is very common here in all kitchens.

Ingredients:

Small onion - 1 cup

Red chillies - 2

Curry leaves - few

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Dhaniya seeds/ Powder - 2 tbsp

Manathakkali leaves - 2 to 3 cups

Oil - 1 tbsp

Tamarind - small lemon size

Salt

Method:

1. In a kadai, add manathakkali leaves and fry in a slow flame. When all the water evaporates from the leaves, add 1/2 tsp oil at the end and cook it for 2 min.

2. Remove from fire and keep it aside.

3. In the same kadai, add small onions, red chillies and curry leaves and oil 1 tbsp and fry till the onion boils well in slow flame.

4. When onion boiled, add jeera nd coriander powder and cook it in low flame for 2 min.

5. Cool it and add tamarind, salt along with this and grind to a fine paste.

6. Goes well with rice, ghee rice..