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January 15, 2018

Sorak ~ Plain Coconut Curry

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‘Sheeth ani saar’ ~ three words that spell comfort food. In Konkani ‘sheeth’ stands for cooked rice and ‘saar’ stands for gravy. While the term is synonymous with a basic vegetable curry in most languages spoken in Mangalore, the term ‘meen-saaru’ stands for fish curry in Kannada/Tulu. Today’s recipe is for ‘sorak’ a lesser used term for the saar that we Mangaloreans love. This recipe is for a basic coconut based sorak while in the past I have shared the recipe of a watery, rasam like sorak that does not use coconut. The coconut-y one is delicious when eaten with red boiled rice, a variety of rice that is popular in South India. I am lucky that despite the fact that I am living in a foreign land, Lulu, the supermarket is the god of all things South Indian. We get most of the ingredients required for our Mangalorean cooking from there and so I don’t really miss out a lot on our traditional food. All it takes is one trip to the store to be able to rustle up a fond food memory in a couple of hours.

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Coming back to the topic that I started in my previous post, the resolution I made last year was to learn new things. Like most people, I am terrible at making and keeping specific resolutions like ‘lose 10 kgs in 2 months’ or ‘wake up early and go for a walk’. I decided to keep it simple and learn new things. I did, in fact, focus on that one thing that led me to achieve quite a few things in 2017. Learning new things meant that I had to break out of my comfort zone and test waters. None of this was fun or came easy. For example, despite having driven on the difficult, traffic ridden roads of Mumbai & Mangalore, I was shell-shocked to drive on the roads of Dubai when I got my driver’s license last year. It required a lot of motivation and pushing myself out of my comfort zone to be able to drive on a regular basis. Besides this I also did what I had been putting off for years – this new website, which has been my dream since long became a reality when I actually decided to break out of the monotony and redesign it (conceptualise it), contact someone who would execute the job, visualize a logo that would capture the essence and sentiment behind my work and put that to paper. In the bargain, I learnt to do so many new things on my own. Last but not the least among the most significant learnings of last year was to finally start my own YouTube channel. Shooting food videos was a dream I nurtured since 2011 and it finally became a reality in 2017 when I let go of my fears and took the plunge. To be the jack of all trades was not easy at all. From setting up the scene and equipment to writing down the flow of the video, sourcing ingredients, prepping, cooking and plating the food, it is a job that takes twice or thrice as much time as it normally would, to make the same dish if you have the additional task of making a video out of it. But what inspires me is the fact that we all have very limited time and tomorrow is another day that will take up our time in a myriad different ways and so if something needs to be done today, just do it and be done with it. So far I have received a lot of love and positivity from you, my dear readers and I wish and pray that this continues in the years to come. I hope to be able to bring you many more delicious Mangalorean and other contemporary recipes to delight your tastebuds.

I now leave you to savour this beautiful coconut sorak that you can enjoy with some piping hot curry with any veg or non veg dryish side dish of your choice. Bon appétit!

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Ingredients

For the masala

  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • 4 dry red Bedgi chillies
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 fat cloves of garlic with skin
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 4-5 peppercorns
  • a marble size ball of tamarind

Optional:

  • 1 green chilli spicy variety, slit

For the seasoning:

  • 1/2 of a small onion finely sliced
  • 1-2 teaspoons ghee or coconut oil

Instructions

  • Grind the spices (dry chillies, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cumin seeds) to a fine powder. Then add the coconut, onion, garlic & tamarind and grind to a fine paste using approx 3-4 tablespoons of water.
  • Transfer the masala into a pan and rinse the mixer jar with approx 1 cup of water and add this to the pan as well. Add the green chilli if using, salt to taste and bring the curry to a boil. Adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding more water in 1/4 cup increments. Let the curry simmer for 2 minutes and then remove from heat
  • To season, heat the ghee or coconut in a seasoning pan, add the sliced onions and fry them till light golden.
  • Pour the seasoning into the prepared curry. Serve hot with boiled rice

Disclaimer

The nutritional values are only indicative.

Tried this recipe?Please leave a comment & rate the recipe below or share a photo on Instagram and tag me @ruchikrandhap

 

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  1. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    January 16, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Beautifully written! I agree… it takes a lot of courage and motivation to step out of your comfort zone… while I have been driving for more than 15 years now, I am still not ready to take the plunge of taking videos! Hehe… Coming to that curry… somehow looking at it makes me feel at home… There is so much in common with Mangalore cooking with our Malabar style of cooking, this curry smells of nostalgia somewhere… I am bookmarking this to try… when I don’t know, but surely some day… 🙂

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 17, 2018 at 9:57 am

      Thanks Rafee! You should take the plunge and start videos! Lemme know if you need any help at all!

      Reply
  2. Sandeep D Mello says

    January 22, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    Looks Yummy Shireen! and looks quite easy to make as a quick accompaniment for the dry items!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Sandeep

    Reply
    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 23, 2018 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks Sandy! Hope you get to prepare it soon!

      Reply
  3. Ashween says

    May 5, 2018 at 12:30 pm

    Hi, such an easy recipe although I have no clue what to expect in terms of flavour coming from north India. But I just want to try some veg spicy curry front eh south.
    I wanted to ask if I can omit the tamarind since I have been prescribed to avoid citrus also can I use coconut milk instead of grated coconut?
    Thank you

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      May 7, 2018 at 10:00 am

      Hi Ashween,

      Yes, you can skip the tamarind and use raw mango instead. The curry will require some tang so don’t eliminate it completely. Yes, you can use coconut milk although the flavour profile will change and the curry will taste more creamy

      Reply
    • Philo Sequeira says

      February 21, 2022 at 2:47 pm

      If no tamrind any alternative also if curry becomes less spicy what to do pl help

      Reply
      • Shireen Sequeira says

        February 25, 2022 at 12:28 pm

        You can use a little vinegar or 1 medium sized tomato if you don’t have tamarind. You can add some red chilli powder if it is less spicy and you want more spice

        Reply
  4. Suraj says

    December 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    I make this same curry with lots of coriander seeds minus the cumin seeds for my fish. I somehow got borded of so much coriander seeds in konkan/mangalorean curries. Also the coriander seeds don’t taste good when the curry is old. I will surely try this version with cumin and no coriander. Have you added vegetables to this curry? How does it go? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 19, 2019 at 6:24 am

      Yes, please do try this version. It tastes good. I did not add any vegetables to this curry but served it with veggies on the side. It tastes very good plain

      Reply
  5. Usha says

    March 12, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    Was amazing..with nothing specific to cook I tried this out..

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      March 12, 2021 at 4:06 pm

      I am so glad you liked this curry! Thanks for sharing your feedback Usha!

      Reply
  6. Rosario Coutinho says

    June 25, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Very easily done my favourite curry.

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      June 30, 2021 at 2:13 pm

      Thank you so much for your feedback!

      Reply
  7. Akshata says

    August 31, 2021 at 10:58 am

    Thank u for this!!

    Reply
    • Shireen Sequeira says

      September 13, 2021 at 9:19 am

      My pleasure!

      Reply

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