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This is very yummy and easy kootu. Its good for health also. Check the health benefits of the snake gourd here. But this is the first time, i am trying kootu and it has come out damn good.
Ingredients I (to pressure cook)
- Pudalangai / Snake gourd - 1 (approx 300 gm)
- Channa dal / Chickpeas /
- Kadala Paruppu - 1/4 cup
- Moong dal / Paasi paruppu /
- Green gram - 2 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
Ingredients II (Grind to paste)
- Coconut - 1/4 cup
- Green Chilli - 1
- Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Shallots - 4 to 5
- Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients III (to temper)
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Black gram seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander leaves - few
- Oil - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients IV (to fry)
- Black gram seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli - 3 to 4
- Peppercorns - 4 to 5
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Oil - 1/2 tsp
Method
- Grind the ingredients given in II (to grind) by adding little water and make a paste and keep aside.
- Wash the snake gourd and cut into small pieces as shown.
- In a pressure pan, add the chickpeas and green gram and water to immerse the dal.
- Add salt and turmeric on it and slightly mix it.
- Add the snake gourd and cook it for 3 whistles.
- Now in a wide vessel, add the ingredients IV (to fry), starting from adding the oil and when hot, add the other one by one and just fry for a min.
- To this add the cooked snake gourd and the ground paste adding required water.
- Check for salt.
- When it starts boiling, switch off.
- Fry the items given in ingredients III to temper and mix to the above kootu.
- Yummy kootu is ready to be served.
This goes to the following events
South Indian Cooking Series by Anu
EP Series - Herbs and Spices by Julie of Erivum Puliyum and spicy-aroma
South Indian Cooking Series by Anu
