This is the recipe for a koottu (side dish) I make with bottlegourd. Any watery vegetable like white pumpkin, ridge gourd can also be used.
channa dhal - 1/2 cup
green chillies - 3
cumin - 1 tsp
sesame oil - 1 tsp
curry leaf - 1 sprig
onion - 2 tbsp
Peel the skin of the bottle gourd. Chop it into small cubes. Donot discard the seeds. Tender seeds tastes good.
Grind the items given and keep aside.
After the dhal is almost cooked add the chopped bottle gourd and cook covered. As soon as it is cooked add salt and the ground masala.
Heat oil in another wok and let the mustard splutter. Then add the curry leaf, finely chopped onion and let them wilt. Pour this over the cooked curry.
Check for salt and switch off.
Bottle gourd koottu is ready!
Serve as side dish with any rice or roti.
*Fresh Bottle gourd salad or semi cooked one (pachadi) has the property to reduce body fat. I am not sure of this fact, but they believe so in Tamilnadu villages.
Ingredients:
Bottlegourd (suraikkai) - 300 gmschanna dhal - 1/2 cup
To grind:
shredded coconut - 1/2 cupgreen chillies - 3
cumin - 1 tsp
To temper:
Mustard seed - 1/2 tspsesame oil - 1 tsp
curry leaf - 1 sprig
onion - 2 tbsp
Method:
Wash the channa dhal and cook it with some water.Peel the skin of the bottle gourd. Chop it into small cubes. Donot discard the seeds. Tender seeds tastes good.
Grind the items given and keep aside.
After the dhal is almost cooked add the chopped bottle gourd and cook covered. As soon as it is cooked add salt and the ground masala.
Heat oil in another wok and let the mustard splutter. Then add the curry leaf, finely chopped onion and let them wilt. Pour this over the cooked curry.
Check for salt and switch off.
Bottle gourd koottu is ready!
Serving suggesetion:
Makes more than 4 or 5 servings.Serve as side dish with any rice or roti.
Note:
*Normally a small bottle gourd will weigh more than 1/2 kg. But we may get a lot of koottu by this recipe. So cut 3/4 th of the bottlegourd and make the koottu and use the other portion to make pachadi or sambar.*Fresh Bottle gourd salad or semi cooked one (pachadi) has the property to reduce body fat. I am not sure of this fact, but they believe so in Tamilnadu villages.
12 comments:
yummy kuttu! i too prepare almost the same method...Luks delicious...
yummy koottu...very comforting side dish...my fav
I never made kootu with bottlegourd ...and this looks gud ..shall try sometime
Bottle gourd looks delicious.you made just like my mom makes.
that sounds like such a comfort food..love it!
US Masala
My fav anytime,love this kootu with anything..
Very healthy & delicious.
simple and tempting one...
delicious kootu dear
looks delicious... love it...
Nice side dish with rice
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Even my method is same as urs. Keep rocking :)
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