Peerkangai/Ridge gourd(Chinese okra) Poricha Kootu
For the final day of Blogging Marathon#28,made a simple and flavorful kootu which is often made in our households.
As this kootu is very light and healthy,it is given a the time of postpartum period.The same recipe can be followed for veggies such as snake gourd,broad beans,French beans,egg plant. Now off to the recipe.............................
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Rigde gourd/peerkangai | 2(chopped ) |
| Moong dhal/paasiparuppu | 1/3cup |
| Onion/vengayam | 1(small size) |
| Turmeric powder/manjal podi | 1/4tsp |
| Salt | 1tsp |
| Oil | 2tsp |
To roast and grind
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Coconut(grated) | 1/4cup |
| Channa dhal/kadalaparuppu | 1tsp |
| Coriander seeds/varakothamalli | 1tsp |
| Cumin seeds/jeergam | 1/4tsp |
| Pepper corns/milagu | 1/8tsp |
| Red chilly/varamilagai | 2nos. |
For the tempering
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mustard seed/kadugu | 1/2tsp |
| Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu | 1/2tsp |
| Red chilly(broken) | 1 |
| Asafoetida/perungayam | a pinch |
| Curry leaves/karivepillai | 5 leaves |
Method
- Cook the dhal in the pressure cooker for 2 whistles or till it becomes soft and mushy.
- Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and roast the ingredients to a golden color and a nice aroma comes out.After cooling grind it to a fine paste and keep it aside.
- In a pan add the chopped ridge gourd and onion,add the turmeric powder,salt.Sprinkle enough water and cook it covered.
- Add the cooked dhal and the ground paste,cook it till the raw smell goes off.
- In a small pan heat the remaining oil do the tempering and add it,mix it well.
- Kootu is ready.
- Serve it with white rice and pappad.
Enjoy............................................................
- This kootu can be made with toor dhal also,but tastes good with the moong dhal.
- Peel the harder part of the skin in the ridge gourd,I keep it with the soft skin.
Sumber http://www.naliniscooking.com
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