Kootu with any veggies is a comfortable food for all of us in my home. It can be made with any veggies and this time i made with snake gourd. You can make this with any veggies of your choice. Normally we use beans,chow chow, drumstick,or eggplant to make kootu. Check out my avarakkai poricha kootu and poosanikaai kalyana kootu.
Snake gourd Kootu recipe
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins |Serves: 3-4Snake gourd 2 small
Yellow moong dal 1/2 cup
Channa dal 1 fistful
Urad dal 1 tblsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Cooking oil 1 tsp
Red chili 2-3
Coconut oil 2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed
Curry leaves few
Method
- Wash and slit the Snake Gourd and remove the seeds from the center.
- Cut it into half circles.
- Soak the yellow moongdal and channa dal in water and add the snake gourd on the top of it.
- Add salt and turmeric powder.
- Pressure cook it .
- In a kadai, add the urad dal and redchillies and saute till golden brown.
- Add the cumin seeds and coconut scraping.
- Grind it into a smooth paste by adding little water to it.
- Heat a kadai add the cooking oil and temper with mustard seeds and asafoetida.
- Add th cooked dal and veggie mixture and the ground paste to it.
- Mix well.
- Switch off the flame.
- Add coconut oil to it.(ONLY IF YOU ARE USING)
- Garnish with curry leaves.
- Serve with hot rice.
I couldn’t take any pictures at this stage since my camera’s battery was exhausted.
VARIATION:
YOU CAN REPACE REDCHILLIES WITH 1/2 –3/4 TSP OF BLACK PEPPER.
Sounds very nice,i usually add sambhar powder,butthis must be so flavorful,will try next time :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow I love this and do exactly the same with snake guard, brinjal and cabbage. Perfect combo with rice and spicy poriyal.
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ReplyDeletecomedy name bt tasty recipe... thank u
ReplyDeleteWat a fantastic kootu, i do the same too..very tempting clicks..
ReplyDeletewoowww...i m sure its gonna taste awesome with chappathi and rice :)
ReplyDeleteKuttu is one of my fav...but this style i never tried before.Will try it...Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteyes.. its nice... i have tried it
ReplyDeleteyummy kootu...love the flavour of this kootu
ReplyDeleteI prepare it in the same way .Being a south Indian ,I can relate to your recipes. My favourite is always kootu as it does not require much oil.
ReplyDeleteI use green chillies, must try with red chillies...
ReplyDeleteKootu looks delicious and very tempting dear :-)
Looks so yummmm.. I love kootu so much :)
ReplyDeleteThis recipe sounds devine.I have never cooked snake gourd with coconut before will surely try it.
ReplyDeleteS does not like Snake gourd, tis kootu looks really tempting, a good way to hide the gourd. can this be made with bottle gourd too? I would love to try with that. Thanks Jeyashri.
ReplyDeleteCreamy and delicious koottu...
ReplyDeletePARI, WE CAN MAKE WITH BOTTLE GOURD TOO.
ReplyDeletei was lookin' for this kootu.lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love this koottu..but never made it myself :-) thanks for sharing the recipe Jeyashri
ReplyDeleteVery healthy and yummy recipe..
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ReplyDeleteHi...looks so yummy and would love to try this version....
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wow this sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why your posts aren't showing up in my reader anymore.. will have to fix it. That kootu looks awesome and I'm always game for kootus any day.. veggie and dhal together - nutritious and tasty.
ReplyDeleteWilll try this with pepper..My hubby will like this for sure..thnx.
ReplyDeleteSnake guard kootu looks divine.
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DeleteTempting..thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSince moong Dal was not available I used regular Dal is it OK? N u didn't mentioned how much whistle is required so I took 4 whistle but Dal didn't cooked properly so I whistled it again.
ReplyDeleteHi yes it's ok to use toor dal. Sorry generally i give 4-5 whistles, but if you soak it for 10 minutes and then cook, it will be fine.
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