Snake gourd kootu without dal, coconut | Pudalangai kadayal without dal
Snake gourd kootu without dal, coconut | Pudalangai kadayal without dal for rice.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
To pressure cook
- 1 Snake gourd
- 2 Ripe tomato (finely chopped)
- 1 Big onion (finely chopped)
- 1 inch Ginger (finely chopped)
- 10 Garlic (finely chopped)
- Curry leaves few
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Sambar powder
- ½ tsp Coriander powder
- Salt & water as needed
To temper
- 2 tsp Ghee
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- ¼ tsp Cumin seeds
- ½ tsp Hing
- Curry leaves few
- 1 Red chilli
- Coriander leaves to garnish
To Temper
- 2 tsp Ghee
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- ¼ tsp Cumin seeds
- ½ tsp Hing
- Curry leaves few
- 1 Red chilli
Instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of Snake gourd. Chop finely and set aside. Wash and chop onion, tomato, garlic, ginger and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker base, take the chopped snake gourd, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, sambar powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and required water.
- Pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame and let the pressure release naturally. Open the cooker and drain the excess water. Reserve the water.
- Mash the cooked snake gourd mixture coarsely. Add the drained water. Heat ghee in a mini kadai and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, red chilli, curry leaves and hing.
- Add to the mashed snake gourd mixture. Check the consistency of kootu and boil if its too watery. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with plain rice adding ghee. Enjoy !
Notes
- Adjust the quantity of sambar powder as per your taste.
- You can use the same recipe and replace snake gourd with ridge gourd.