peerkangai kootu recipe /ridge gourd kootu

This peerkangai kootu recipe is one of the usual recipes we do for our daily lunch. Even so its very demanding type of kootu for rice. A small tip that every body knows is that while buying peerkangai always check for the bitterness. Bite a small bit and see then buy it. Instead of ridge gourd even snake gourd will be good as a replacement. Because of the immense water content and high fibre it has a very good digestive properties relieving constipation. I have used both toor dal and moongdal you can use moong dal alone and do this kootu. Even some use channa dal along with toordal or moongdal which will

give a nice different texture. Usually I don’t waste the peels of this ridge gourd. I make a thuvayal or chutney out of it. Its very good for our health to have this ridge gourd in some form at least once in a week. Even though I make this peerkangai kootu recipe regularly somehow it has been late for me to put in my space here. Always keep this little less in spice which will be very great with a hot pickle or papad and not to forget some type of puli kulambu will also be apt. I always allow to cook peerkangai in its own juices and never cook in a pressure cooker its not at all needed. Ridge gourd kootu is quite easy to make so do try it.

peerkangai kootu recipe /ridge gourd kootu

INGREDIENTS:

Ridge gourd/peerkangai – 1 cup(after peeling and chopping)
Moong dal(pasiparuppu) and toordal(thuvaramparuppu) – 1/4 cup
Gingelly oil/ghee – 1 tbsp
Mustard/kadugu – 1 tsp
Asafoetida/hing – 1/4 tsp
Tomatoes – 2(small)(pureed)
Green chilli – 2(slit)
Some curry leaves
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Needed salt,few drops of castoroil to cook dal

To roast and grind:

Oil – 1 tsp
Cumin/seeragam – 1 tsp
Pepper – 1 tsp
Red chillies – 2
Grated coconut – 4 tbsp

METHOD:

1.First pressure cook both dal together with a few drops of castor oil and keep ready.

2.Keep a kadai with oil roast the “to roast and grind” ingredients finally add coconut and grind to a paste and keep ready.
3.Keep another kadai with oil/ghee add mustard to splutter with hing.

4.Add pureed tomatoes, green chillies and some curry leaves.
5.Now add in the chopped vegetable with needed salt and turmeric powder.
6.Let the vegetable cook for some time in its own juice.

7.Pour in the cooked dal with water let it boil till vegetables are cooked.
8.Lastly put in the ground paste check for consistency.
9.Let it boil for 2 minutes switch off the stove and serve with hot rice.

peerkangai kootu recipe /ridge gourd kootu

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Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian, SouthIndian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• Ridge gourd/peerkangai - 1 cup(after peeling and chopping)

• Moong dal(pasiparuppu) and toordal(thuvaramparuppu) - 1/4 cup

• Gingelly oil/ghee - 1 tbsp

• Mustard/kadugu - 1 tsp

• Asafoetida/hing - 1/4 tsp

• Tomatoes - 2(small)(pureed)

• Green chilli - 2(slit)

• Some curry leaves
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Needed salt

To roast and grind:

• Oil - 1 tsp

• Cumin/seeragam - 1 tsp

• Pepper - 1 tsp

• Red chillies - 2

• Grated coconut - 4 tbsp

Instructions

 

• First pressure cook both dal together with a few drops of castor oil and keep ready.

  2.Keep a kadai with oil roast the “to roast and grind” ingredients finally add coconut and grind to a paste and keep ready.

  3.Keep another kadai with oil/ghee add mustard to splutter with hing.

  4.Add pureed tomatoes, green chillies and some curry leaves.

  5.Now add in the chopped vegetable with needed salt and turmeric powder.

  6.Let the vegetable cook for some time inits own juices.

  7.Pour in the cooked dal with water let it boil till vegetables are cooked.

  8.Lastly put in the ground paste check for consistency.

  9.Let it boil for 2 minutes switch off the stove and serve with hot rice.
  

Notes

Can use moong dal alone for making this kootu.
Even channa dal can be used along with toor dal or moong dal.
You need not saute coconut just add and grind it.
You can use little more dal if needed.
If you want to skip tomatoes you can avoid it will be nice only.

Keyword forrice, gravy,kuzhambu,kulambu, lunch

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