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    Home » Recipes » Kootu Recipes

    Snake gourd kootu recipe | Pudalangai kootu

    Updated on July 9, 2022 by Raks Anand 52 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Snake gourd kootu is a tasty side dish for kuzhambu and sambar with rice. Dal and coconut based with a touch of coconut oil flavor.

    pudalangai kootu | Snake gourd recipe
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    I had this kootu in my friend Bavithra's place, she made this with her yummy tangy, spicy kara kuzhambu. So this one made an awesome combo with its mild and flavorful taste!

    We make it usually with moong dal and sambar powder. But this is so easy and so different from the usual recipe, so obviously I loved it and tried it.

    Health benefits

    Snake gourd is very nutritious and have lot's of health benefits that many of us are not aware.

    • It's good for phlegm. Loosens and brings out from the respiratory tract if any. My mom says, simply sauteeing the vegetable and adding some salt pepper to it, benefits a lot.
    • Keto friendly vegetable, promotes weight loss.
    • Improves blood circulation, reducing heart disease risks.
    • Good for kidney, prevents kidney stone.
    • Acid reflux can be controlled.
    • Loaded with Vitamin B

    Method

    1. Clean and cut the snake gourd to your desired size cubes. I chopped little fine.
    cube

    2. Take both the dals in a small pressure cooker and just add enough water to immerse the dal. Add turmeric and stir well. You can soak chana dal for 1 hour for soft texture.

    Paruppu

    3. Add the chopped veggie over it (don’t stir)

    added chopped veggie

    4. Pressure cook till 2-3 whistles in medium flame.(I kept in one of my  pressure cooker container, along with rice..not directly. You can follow stove top method as well!)

    After pressure

    5. Grind the coconut,rice flour and green chillies first ,with little water and then add the cumin seeds and shallot lastly and grind coarsely.

    Open the pressure cooker after the pressure gets released by itself.Add the ground paste  and salt and mix in well and bring to boil.

    adding ground paste

    6. After it boils,switch off the heat and temper it with the items given under the To temper table.

    snake gourd kootu - temper

    Serve snake gourd kootu as accompaniment with vathal kuzhambu or kara kuzhambu… I tasted with roti, tasted good too 🙂

    pudalangai kootu | Snake gourd kootu

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    pudalangai kootu | Snake gourd recipe
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    Pudalangai kootu recipe

    Snake gourd kootu is a tasty side dish for kuzhambu and sambar with rice. Dal and coconut based with a touch of coconut oil flavor.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Snake gourd pudalangai, chopped
    • ¼ cup Chana dal kadalai paruppu
    • 2 tablespoon Moong dal Paasi paruppu
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • Salt

    To grind

    • ¼ cup Coconut
    • ¼ teaspoon Rice flour
    • 3 Green chilli
    • ¾ teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • 2 Small onion

    To temper

    • 1 teaspoon Oil I used coconut oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Clean and cut the snake gourd to your desired size cubes. I chopped little fine.
    • Take both the dals in a small pressure cooker and just add enough water to immerse the dal. Add turmeric and stir well.
    • Add the chopped veggie over it (don’t stir)
    • Pressure cook till 2-3 whistles in medium flame. (I kept in one of my  pressure cooker container, along with rice..not directly. You can follow boiling in open pot method as well!)
    • Grind the coconut, rice flour and green chillies first, with little water and then add the cumin seeds and shallot lastly and grind coarsely.
    • Open the pressure cooker after the pressure gets released by itself. Add the ground paste and salt and mix in well and bring to boil.
    • After it boils, switch off the heat and temper it with the items given under the To temper table.
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    One sad news 😭 I dropped my camera down and my lens which I use for taking step wise picture is stuck…I have to take it to Nikon service centre and get it done,which will not happen in recent days. May take more than 2 weeks. Still I have another lens,so hopefully I will post some recipes but not sure about stepwise pictures!  Even this was lying in my drafts as this is a simple and boooooring recipe😰.

    And since most of you all are going on break and holidays,I am wishing you all bloggers and my readers A HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Wishing each and every one a Prosperous New year!!

    100ND40X8 Botanical garden,SG
    Catch you all after New year!

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Madhu

      December 24, 2009 at 4:30 am

      Kootu is looking very tasty, love the presentation as always.
      Happy holidays to you too.

      Reply
    2. Anonymous

      December 24, 2009 at 4:45 am

      ummmm...yummy...they indeed looks delicious...wish we could taste a bit...some delicious photos...Wishing you & your family also a merry Christmas and very and joyous happy new year!

      Reply
    3. Pavithra

      December 24, 2009 at 4:47 am

      Oh oh really bad thing happened thats ok fix it soon. Any way kootu is not boring yah it really tastes awesome looks so good and yummy. The same way me too make except I dont grind shallots.. But will add next time for a change. Wish You happy and prosperous new year ....

      Reply
    4. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 24, 2009 at 4:50 am

      Thank you Madhu,Kalyan and pavi for quick comments

      Reply
    5. Tina

      December 24, 2009 at 4:59 am

      Wow beautiful clicks dear....So nice...Kootu looks yummyyyyyy.

      Reply
    6. Sailaja Damodaran

      December 24, 2009 at 5:00 am

      Very tempting.......Happy holidays

      Reply
    7. Anu

      December 24, 2009 at 5:11 am

      Kootu looks yummy and tempting dear...
      Wish you happy and prosperous new year...

      Reply
    8. Sharmilee! :)

      December 24, 2009 at 5:13 am

      Liked the last click! Oh thats really sad thing.....wish it gets fixed up soon... Merry Xmas Raks!

      Reply
    9. Nithya

      December 24, 2009 at 5:16 am

      Nice recipe.. I love kootu.

      Oh sad that you dropped the lens.. Dont worry you can get it done soon.

      Wish you merry Christmas and a happy new year too 🙂

      Reply
    10. Prathibha

      December 24, 2009 at 5:40 am

      Lol..wat all gymnastics u r doing with ur cam??
      hmm..anyways fix it soon so that we wont miss ur step wise pics...
      snake gourd kootu sounds yummy..I recently started using this vegetable...will try this soon...looks yummy wid rice dear,...

      Reply
    11. Pari

      December 24, 2009 at 5:56 am

      Hi Raks. Wish u a merry christmas and a very happy New Year.
      The kootu though in ur usage is booooring looks quite attractive dear.

      Reply
    12. indhu

      December 24, 2009 at 6:10 am

      i love this kootu.... at home, we usually have it with vatha kuzhambu.... that's sad about the camera... hope you get it fixed soon 🙂

      - Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)

      Reply
    13. jayasree

      December 24, 2009 at 6:48 am

      kootu looks delicious. I hardly make kootu with podavalangai.

      Thats a bad thing for your camera. Good that you have another lens to click.

      Reply
    14. Devi Meyyappan

      December 24, 2009 at 6:49 am

      Very nice kootu!!.... and very nice step by step instructions with pictures!

      Reply
    15. Kitchen Flavours

      December 24, 2009 at 6:51 am

      Yet to taste this veggie...recipe sounds yum...

      Reply
    16. Aruna Manikandan

      December 24, 2009 at 7:14 am

      Hi

      Nice kootu....
      So sad about ur camera... Fix it soon dear.....

      Love to share an award with u. Kindly accept it

      Reply
    17. Sushma Mallya

      December 24, 2009 at 7:58 am

      looks delicous raks,merry xmas and happy new year...

      Reply
    18. rekhas kitchen

      December 24, 2009 at 8:38 am

      ohhh very sad we miss your step by step recipes... kootu looks great simple and comfort with rice or roti....

      Reply
    19. Priya

      December 24, 2009 at 9:06 am

      Oh that so sad, dont worry hopefully ur camera lens will get fix soon..BTW just love anything with snakegourd and this kootu looks fantastic..Wishing you a happy and wonderful New year..

      Reply
    20. shanthi

      December 24, 2009 at 1:02 pm

      Happy holidays and lovely kootu. my son's favourite

      Reply
    21. SE(Denufood)

      December 24, 2009 at 1:26 pm

      Awesome with all those steps! Wishing you and your family, A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

      Reply
    22. Lavi

      December 24, 2009 at 2:38 pm

      Exactly a year back i dropped my camera. Lucky Girl, u have other lens.

      I got to try this kootu and the other one, u posted recently. Lovely green background!

      Reply
    23. Laavanya

      December 24, 2009 at 3:00 pm

      I love kadalai paruppu & pudalangai combination. Yummy kootu.

      Reply
    24. Parita

      December 24, 2009 at 3:14 pm

      Delicious kootu dear..sorry to hear about your camera 🙁

      Reply
    25. Cilantro

      December 24, 2009 at 5:09 pm

      Wish you and your family A Happy & Prosperous New Year Rak`s! A great year of blogging too.

      Reply
    26. DEESHA

      December 24, 2009 at 5:24 pm

      kootu looks absolutely delicious .. nice pics. wish yu N yr family a happy new year

      Reply
    27. Bharathy

      December 24, 2009 at 6:16 pm

      Boring post?this one?well Pudalai Kootu is my Hubbys alltime fav.. :)!!..No worries..THis is the best of all comfort curries according to him..:)
      Sorry to hear abt your camera!!! :(..Sure you will be able to fix it soon...Or ask A to get a new one 😉

      Reply
    28. Priya

      December 24, 2009 at 6:37 pm

      So sorry to hear ur cam is broken...Hope it gets fine soon..so u can too..kootu is my fav with kadala paruppu..

      Reply
    29. jayasri

      December 24, 2009 at 7:42 pm

      love padulangai don't say boring, I love this kootu, as always beautiful clicks, Oh! I am really sorry about your camera, get it done soon, I come to your blog, just to see those lovely clicks you know!!, of course love your recipes too...

      Reply
    30. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine

      December 24, 2009 at 8:05 pm

      Delicious nice clicks. Hapy new year to you and your family.

      Reply
    31. Sush

      December 25, 2009 at 7:38 am

      oh!, sad dear.., Getting the camera repaired is a big pain in Singapore. I faced the same problem once 🙁
      I also prepare the same way., nice recipe

      Reply
    32. meeso

      December 25, 2009 at 6:11 pm

      Wow, lovely color!

      Reply
    33. Cham

      December 26, 2009 at 6:22 am

      My fav kootu- Happy Holidays!

      Reply
    34. Uma

      December 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm

      that sounds and looks like a delicious Kootu! sooo tempting.

      Hope your camera problem gets fixed soon 🙂

      Happy Holidays!!

      Reply
    35. Gita

      December 28, 2009 at 11:06 am

      Never tried 2 dal combination in this kootuu Raks...looks and sounds yummy with karakuzumbu 🙂 Happy New Year Dear!

      Reply
    36. Hema

      December 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

      This is my fav kootu too.. Its really sad to know about your camera.. Wish you too a happy new year

      Reply
    37. Padma

      December 28, 2009 at 4:29 pm

      Love podalangai koottu and would be a great combo with kara kuzhambu. Wishing you a Happy and a Prosperous New Year!!!

      Reply
    38. Anupama

      December 28, 2009 at 11:56 pm

      This koottu and kaara kuzhambu... man, that is one lovely combo... the pics are beautiful and very clear Raks

      Reply
    39. MR

      December 30, 2009 at 1:32 am

      sorry abt ur camera
      great kootu goes great with rice

      Reply
    40. Mythreyi Dilip

      December 30, 2009 at 9:08 pm

      Yummy Kootu and beautiful click.....
      Hope ur camera lens is fixed soon.

      Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous New Year dear:)

      Reply
    41. my kitchen

      December 31, 2009 at 12:31 pm

      Traditional kootu,Pictures makes me hungry.Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous New Year dear:)

      Reply
    42. TBC

      January 01, 2010 at 3:30 am

      Here's wishing you and your family a happy and prosperous 2010, R.

      Reply
    43. SriLekha

      January 21, 2010 at 2:28 pm

      looks so yummy!
      may i know which software u used to design the first and last photo?
      it looks excellent!

      Reply
    44. esh

      May 19, 2012 at 4:19 am

      I tried this and it turned out well! Thank you!

      Reply
    45. esh

      May 19, 2012 at 4:19 am

      It turned out awesome! Thank you!

      Reply
    46. Corporate to Kitchen

      May 28, 2012 at 1:33 pm

      I am going to try this today. Thx for sharing.

      Reply
    47. Corporate to Kitchen

      May 28, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      I tried this today & I loved it!

      Reply
    48. Meenal Ramanathan

      January 22, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      when i added coconut mixtue it curdled up? why ?

      Reply
    49. RAKS KITCHEN

      January 29, 2013 at 11:53 am

      You added rice flour or no? was it too watery?

      Reply
    50. Diva-licious!

      March 13, 2014 at 11:28 am

      Hi, followed ur recipe to the T and it came out beautifully. was yummy with rotis. thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    51. Aparna A V

      February 17, 2016 at 9:40 am

      Raks I wanted to ask you what vessel is the yellow porcelain in which you made the koottu? Since this is ON a gas stove I was curious

      Reply
    52. Raks anand

      February 17, 2016 at 9:49 am

      It's called VISIONS. Its a kind of corning ware 🙂

      Reply

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