Ridgegourd greengram koottu

Instead of the regular green gram lentil ( paasi paruppu, moong dhal) I added some sprouted green gram to the ridge gourd koottu and it turned out great.

Here is an easy way to include more fiber to the regular ridge gourd poriyal.

Ingredients:

ridge gourd (peerkan kaai) - 250 gm
sprouted green gram - 1/2 cup

To grind:

shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
green chillies - 2
cumin - 1 tsp

To temper:

Mustard seed - 1/2 tsp
black gram lentil (urad dhal) - 1 tbsp
oil - 1 tbsp
curry leaf - 1 sprig
onion - 1 (1/2 cup chopped)

Sprouting:

Wash the green gram and soak it for 6 hours. Drain the water now.
Choose a new cloth (thin small towel) and wash it with water.
Place the wet cloth over a colander and put the soaked green gram, tie the cloth using a thread. Place this bundle inside a vessel and keep closed for 24 hours.
Open the pack and now we can see the green gram sprouts. Rinse again and keep refrigerated till use.

Method:

Peel the skin of the ridge gourd. Chop it into small cubes.
Heat oil in a wok and add the mustard , urad dhal. After the mustard splutter put the curry leaf, finely chopped onion and let it wilt.
Add the sprouted green gram and cook for a few minutes. Now add the chopped ridge gourd and cook covered with a tbsp of water.
Add required salt.
Grind the items given and add to the vegetable.
Let it come to a boil and switch off.
Ridgegourd koottu is ready!

Serving suggestion:

Serve as vegetarian side dish with any rice or chapati.

Note:

*This koottu can be prepared with / without sprouted green gram.
Dry green gram can be soaked for an hour and pressure cooked for 3 whistles to cook it. Add the cooked green gram to the koottu and do the same.
*Channa dal, green gram lentil can also be used instead. The regular version calls for green gram lentil (paasi paruppu).
* The skin of ridge gourd (peerkan kai thol / peel) can be used to make peerkan kai thol chutney.

Side dish for chapathi (Veg) - I

I am glad to release the round up for the event 'Side dish for chapathi- part 1'.

The result is as follows:
Total entries are 384.
(Vegetarian entries = 332 and Non vegetarian entries = 52)

My sincere thanks to all those participants who have sent their kitchen treasures to the event. Also I thank those visitors who make the event more enjoyable by their sweet comments.

I have clubbed the entries in a possible alphabetic manner and releasing the round up in 6 episodes . Out of which, one episode is purely dedicated to non-vegetarian items for your convenience.

My apologies for my delayed acknowledgments and replies due to some personal reason. Please excuse and point me out if I can do anything better.
I have tried my best to check and publish all the entries. But my apologies if something got missed. Do drop a comment and I will do the needful.
(event mail id: vikiskitchen@gmail.com)

I am dedicating this event to all the foodies out there.

Here comes the round up with all those adorable pictures and recipes.

Enjoy the round up and Happy cooking !

Potato Cabbage Kofta curry from Anu Ramesh of Anu's kitchen.
Spicy Mushroom masala from Anu Ramesh of Anu's kitchen.

Thanks Anu.

Fried aaloo pyaz paneer From Arti Agarwal of Breakfast to Dinner.
Paneer Kofta Curry from Arti Agarwal of Breakfast to Dinner.

Thanks Arti .

Cauliflower with peas kurma from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.

Thanks Aruna.

The Following entries are from Anu Radha of Anu's Yummy recipes.
Veg Makhan
Green Beans Stir Fry
Egg plant Curry
Lima Beans Curry
Spicy Okra Masala
Fried Tofu In Spinach Leaves
Ridge Gourd Sabzi

Thanks Anu Radha.

Cauliflower fry from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.
Cauliflower with peas kurma from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.
Channa Dhal Chutney from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.

Thanks Aruna.

Black chick peas and spinach curry from Ashwini of Ashwini's spicy cuisine.

Thanks Ashwini.

Palak Gobi from Of Aysha of life Today.

Thanks Aysha.

Dum Aloo Curry from Chaitra of Aathidhyam

Thanks Chaitra.

Easy Tomato gravy, potato capsicum curry and fried gram dal- coconut powder from Chitra of Ratatouille.

Thanks Chitra.

Malaysian style Mix veg curry from Rupali of Chakhlere.

Thanks Rupali.

Vegetable Jalfrezie from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Chili Tofu from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Punjabi Chole from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.

Thanks Divya.

Mattar Paneer from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Palak Tofu from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Easy Peas kurma from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.

Thanks Divya.

Bhagare baingan from EC of Simple Indian food.

Thanks EC.

Beetroot and potato sabzi from Faiza Ali of Faiza Ali's kitchen.

Thanks Faiza.

The below entries are from foodie girls:
Potato and drumstick.
Simple Quick tendli.
Aachari vegetables.
Masala mushroom from Kanchan (foodie girl).
Doodhi kofta from Naina (Foodie girl).

Thank you gals.

Aambat Batata from G.

Thanks G.

The following entries are from Gita Jaishankar of Gita's kitchen. Please click to see the healthy entries.
Baked vegetable manchurian.
Black chick peas curry.
Quick and easy moong dhal with red amaranth leaves.

Thanks Gita.

Tofu and peas masala from Gita of Gita's kitchen.

The following entries are also from Gita Jaishankar of Gita's kitchen. Please click to see her healthy entries.
Palak tofu.
Red bell pepper dhal.
Vegetable kurma.
Soya gravy.
Soya peas fry.


Thanks Gita.

Palak Paneer from Hema of Salt2taste.

Thanks Hema.

Mix-vegetable Do pyaza from Indrani of Appyayan.
Masala Brinjal (spicy eggplant curry)from Indrani of Appyayan.

Thanks Indrani.

The following entries are from Jaishree of 'Ruchi'.

Baingan Bhurta
Baghara Baingan
Corn Capsicum Masala

Thanks Jaishree.

This slide is dedicated to Jaishree of 'Ruchi'. Please click to see the adorable entries.

Green Banana Fry
Kadhai Vegetable
Radish Leaf Sabji
Kadhai Babycorn
Tendil Sabji
Kurma
Masala Dal
Mixed sprout curry
Peas Masala
Moong Dal Balls In Gravy
Rich Kaju curry

Thanks Jaishree mam.

Note:
As per many of my friends' requests I am accepting lateral entries from today.
So if you are eager to include any of your recipes here , please drop the URL of your post in the comment column. I will be glad to accept them as lateral entries.
There is no time line for that.
Non bloggers can send it to my mail id: vikiskitchen@gmail.com

Side dish for chapathi - Part 3

Here comes the third part of the Vegetarian side dish for Chapathi event. My heartfelt thanks for my friends who made this event a great success by their delicious entries and wonderful ideas / comments. Enjoy cooking!

Vellore mullu kathirikkai serwa from Preeti Kashyab of Relishing recipes.

Thanks Preeti.

The following entries are from Prathiba of The chef and her kitchen.
Aloo mattar
Aloo Palak
Babycorn Capsicum curry
Bagara Baingan
Dum aloo
Paneer Bhurji
Rajma
Kala Channa masala
Methi mattar malai
Mixed vegetable saagu

Thanks Prathiba.

The below entries are from Priti of Indian khana.
Dum Aloo
Paneer Jalfrezi
Rajma
Chole

Thanks Priti.

The below entries are from Priya suresh of Priya's easy N tasty recipes.
Lauki N Black-eyed peas Kurma
Spicy Potato Thokku
Spicy Bottlegourd Chutney
MW Aloo Matar
Gobi Masala
Chettinad Mushroom Kurma
Chettinad Mushroom Kurma
Malaysian Spicy Okra Kheema
MW Paneer Masala

Thanks Priya.

Chowli Curry from Purva Desai of Purva's Daawat.

Thanks Purva.

Gobi Masala from Raaji of Raaji's Kitchen

Thanks Raaaji.

Baingan Bartha from Radhika Vasanth of Food for 7 stages of Life.

Thanks Radhika.

Sorakaya koora from Raje of Veggie Haven.

Thanks Raje.

The following entries are from Rak of Raks kitchen.
Baby Corn Korma
Whole green gram dal
Brinjal Curry
Dal Makhani
Butter paneer masala
Cauliflower peas korma
Tomato gravy

Thanks Rak.

Baingan Bharta (Eggplant curry) from Ramya Kiran of The cook's collection.

Thanks Ramya kiran.

Ramya of vegetarian planet presents the following entries.
Kadai vegetables
Vegetable Kolhapuri
Mushroom pepper fry
Mushroom Do pyaaza

Thanks Ramya.


Chettinad paneer fry from Rekhashoban of Rekha's recipes.

Thanks Rekha.


Bindi-Do-Pyaza from Renu of Renu's kitchen.

Thanks Renu.


Malaysian style Mix veg curry from Rupali of Chakhlere.

Thanks Rupali.

Sailaja of Sailaja's kitchen presents the following entries.
Black eye bean & Potato gravy
Mushroom & Methi fry
Potato chops
Tofu Fry

Thanks Sailaja.

The following entries are from Sandhya Hariharan of Sandhya's kitchen.
Dry Soya Chunks Curry
Dal Tiranga
Chole Puri with Onion-Cucumber Raitha

Thanks Sandhya.

The below recipes are from Sanghi of Sanghi's Tasty bites.
Spicy tofu cauliflower greenpeas curry
Tofu Tomato Curry
Chappathi White Kuruma
Spicy Tomato Kuruma
Potato Peas masala

Thanks Sanghi.

Next comes the entries from Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.
Pavvakkai pirattal
Peas potato kurma

Thanks Sapthanaa !
Not only these two, Sapthanaa has more surprises in the next post:)

Happy cooking !

Side dish for chapathi - Part 4

Here comes the fourth part of the Vegetarian side dish for Chapathi event. My heartfelt thanks for my friends who made this event a great success by their delicious entries and nice comments . Enjoy cooking!

Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking surprised me with the largest number of entries I have ever heard:). Yes, She has sent us 72 recipes and they are displayed below.

Baby corn masala
Baby potato curry (goan style)
Baigan ka barta
Bendi poriyal
Cabbage kootu
Dhal
Drumstick masala
keerai parrupu kootu
kovakkai poriyal
Lettuce and chinese cabbage sabji
Meal maker masala
Mochapayuru masala

This slide is also dedicated to Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.

Mushroom rich curry
Nolkol Coconut fry
Paneer vegetable sabji
Pavvakkai pirattal
Peas potato kurma
Potato masala
Potato podimass
Raw jack fruit masala
Ridge guard kadanjal

The above one also displays Sapthanaa's collection (Passion4cooking).

Thakkali chutney
Rajma masala
Sodhi
Sorrakkai poriyal
Stuffed ennai kathirikai
Vadai curry
Sprouts kuruma (2)
Vallakkai poriyal
Vegetable balls in garlic sauce
Aloo methi fry
Capsicum masala

Next slide is also dedicated to Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.

Avarakkai pirattal
Araikeerai kulambu
Ladies finger fry (simple method)
Kovakkai fry
Spring onions pirattal
Paneer butter masala
Potatoes and peas curry
Spicy ladies finger
Sorrakkai Peanut Kootu
Sprouts Kulambu
vendakkai poriyal
Kathirikkai fry
Stuffed Capsicum
Channa masala
Meal maker pepper fry

Thank you Sapthanaa !

Avasara Kootu from Saraswathy Balakrishnan of Taste of saras' kitchen.
Mirchi ka salan from Saraswathy Balakrishnan of Taste of Saras' kitchen.


Thank You Saraswathy !

The following entries are from Saraswathi Iyer of Sara's Corner.

Gravy/North Indian
Palak Paneer
Kadai Mixed Veg
Channa Masala
Dal Fry

Gravy/South Indian
Keerai Kootu
Potato Sagu
Dal with Cabbage

Gravy/ Karnataka
Erulli Gojju

Poriyal / Curry South Indian:
Carrot Paasi Paruppu Curry
Cabbage Green Peas Curry
Pavakkai Uralai Fry
Beans Poriyal

Thank you Saraswathi !

Side dish for chapathi - Part 5

Here comes the fifth part of the Vegetarian side dish for Chapathi event. My heartfelt thanks for my friends who made this event a great success by their delicious entries and nice comments . Enjoy !

Besan curry from Saritha of My kitchen's aroma.
Cabbage curry Saritha of My kitchen's aroma

Thanks Saritha.

Sashi of Sashi's recipes presents the following.
Kadai Paneer
Kadai Okra
Channa Masala
Potato Peas Masala

Thanks Sashi.

Alu Channa Tarkari from Shaista Tabrez of Mix calculations.

Shalini Venkatesh has emailed me these yummy recipes. I posted them in my blog on behalf of her.
Aachari Bindhi
Mixed dhal

Thanks Shalini.

The below recipes are from Shama of Easy 2 cook recipes.
Capsicum Tofu masala
cabbage kurma
Baby cabbage gravy

Thanks Shama.
Not only the above, next slide is completely dedicated to Shama's cuisines.

The following entries are also from Shama of Easy 2 cook recipes.
Cauliflower manchurian
Paneer cashew masala
Mushroom masala
spicy potato curry
Paneer potato masala
Coconut milk potato apple gravy
Cauliflower Kurma
Red channa dhal kurma
Tomato kurma
Corn Kurma
Mixed vegetable kurma
Kadala curry

Thanks Shama !

Dry curry from Shanthi Krishnakumar's cook book.

Thanks Shanthi mam.

Paneer Burji from Sheba of Art Food and Travel chronicles.

Thanks Sheba.

Aloo Dum from Shoba Shrinivasan of Anubhavati - Tastes from my kitchen.

Thanks Shoba.

Sireesha of Mom's recipes has presented us the following entries.
Kadhai Bhindi
Matki Chi usal /Moth Beans curry
Navaratna Kurma

Thanks Sireesha.

Sonal Parsai of khane ke shaukeen has sent us the below dishes.
Dum Aloo Kashmiri
Gobi Korma
Sweet and Sour Bitter Melon / karela Fry
Moong Ka Mogar/ Stir Fried Moong Dal

Thanks Sonal.

Dal makhani from Sowmya of Creative saga

Thanks Sowmya.

Sreevalli of Ammaji Recipes has sent the following entries.
Cream Tofu Gravy
Pindi Miriyam

Thanks SreeValli.

SriLakshmi of Annapurna has made the event more gracious with the below entries.
Vegetable Sagu
Chole
Stuffed Capsicum
Shahi Paneer
Methi Aloo
Low Cal Malai Kofta
Kadai Paneer
Capsicum Masala
Baingan Bharta
Potato Curry

Thanks Sri Lakshmi.

Sudha of Malaysian Delicacies presents the following yummy entries.
Cream lentils
Vegetable Dalca
Amritsari Style Dal

Thanks Sudha.

Shahi Paneer from Sunanda of Sunandha's Kitchen.

Thanks Sunanda.

The following dishes are from Supriya of Queen of my kitchen
Bharli Vangi (Maharashtrian style)
Moong Dal Kofta curry

Thanks Supriya.

Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food delights presents the following delicacies.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Rich & Creamy Jain Paneer Makhani
Jatpat subzi

Thanks Sushma.

Trendsetters of Palates and Palettes have sent us the below entries.
Dal Makhani
Ennai Kathirikkai (Stuffed eggplant curry)

Thank you Trendsetters.

Medley Masala Curry from Uma of Telugu Ruchi.

Thanks Uma.

The below entries are from Usha nandhini of Usha Nandhini's recipes.
Stir-fried Cauliflower and Spinach
Tender Coconut Curry
Dal Fry
Paneer Kurma
Lauki Kofta
Muttar Paneer Kheema

Thanks Usha.


Next comes the entries from Vidhas of Appetizing recipes.

Potato Kurma
Double beans gravy
Roti and Rajma
Okhra subzi
kadhi Pakodi
Peanut masala
Mix veg kurma
Baingain ka Bhartha
Tinda Subzi
Jack fruit subzi

Cabbage and Peas curry from Valarmathi of Simple and Yummy recipes.

Vidhya Iyer has presented the following entries.

Channa masala.
Bengan Bartha.
Mattar paneer masala.
Green peas masala
Palak paneer.
Dhum aloo
Dhal

Thanks Vidhya.

Next comes the entries from me, Viki of Viki's kitchen.

Green gram curry
Pattani kurma
Mushroom pepper curry
Channa masala
Poori kilangu masala

Thank you all of you for devoting your precious time to participate in the Side dish for chapathi event. You all made it success.

Happy cooking friends. Enjoy blogging!