Snake gourd kootu – Pudalangai Kootu Recipe

I learnt this Snake gourd kootu / Pudalangai kootu recipe from my MIL during my recent trip to Salem. Its a simple and easy one pot recipe. Its a good side dish for Vatha kuzhambu / Kara kulambu and sambar. We all loved it.

Friends, do try this easy Tamil nadu style Pudalangai kootu recipe. You will love it too.

 

Pudalangai kootu / Snake gourd kootu recipe

Pudalangai kootu / Snake gourd kootu recipe for rice

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Snake gourd - 250gms Moong dal - 1 tbsp Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch Red chilli - 1 Onion - 1 (finely chopped) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece (finely chopped) Tomato - 1 ( finely chopped) To grind Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Green chilli - 1 Rice flour - 1 tsp

HOW TO MAKE SNAKE GOURD KOOTU

1. Wash and chop Snake gourd into small pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli, curry leaves, hing, ginger, onion pieces and saute well.
3. Add snake gourd, tomato pieces and mix well.
4. Grind coconut, chilli, cumin seeds adding rice flour to a smooth paste adding required water.
5. Add in the cooker. Mix well. Add salt, moong dal and turmeric powder. Mix well.
6. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker. Boil for a minute to adjust consistency.
7. Serve with rice, sambar, vatha kuzhambu and rasam. Enjoy !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop snake gourd into small pieces and set aside. Grind coconut, green chilli, cumin seeds and rice flour to a smooth paste adding required water. Set aside. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, hing, ginger bits and onion pieces. Saute till onion becomes transparent. Add Snake gourd, tomato pieces and saute well adding salt, turmeric powder. Lastly add the coconut paste, moong dal, required water and mix well. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mix well and boil for a minute if necessary to adjust the consistency. Serve with plain rice, sambar rice, rasam rice and vatha kuzhambu. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli as per your taste. You can use sambar powder instead of grinding green chilli.

Try this easy Snake gourd kootu in a pressure cooker and enjoy with rice !

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