Sorak

Name: Sorak
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp ground turmeric; 60 g/2 oz fresh coconut, grated; 8 dried Kashmiri chillies; 10 black peppercorns; salt, to taste; 2–4 green chillies; ¼ tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp coriander seeds; 4 tbsp coconut oil; 120 g/4 oz onions, finely chopped; 1 tbsp tamarind paste; 400 ml/14 fl oz/1⅔ cups water, or as needed; 8 garlic cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Yatra

By Rohit Ghai

Published 2025

About

Sorak is a mildly spiced and tangy coconut-based curry, perfect with boiled or steamed rice, sautéed vegetables or pickles, and fried fish. It is normally made in the monsoon season. If you have a clay pot, do use it instead of a regular saucepan for an authentic flavour..

Ingredients

60 g/2 oz fresh coconut, grated
8 dried Kashmiri chillies

Asia
India
Goa
Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the grated coconut, dried chillies, garlic, peppercorns, turmeric, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and tamarind paste in a food processor and blitz to a smooth paste, adding up to 170ml/6fl oz/ ¾ cup of the water gradually as needed (you might not need it all).

Heat the coconut oil in a heavy pan or a clay pot over a medium heat. When hot, add the onions and sauté until translucent