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.
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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
- Clean and cut the snake gourd to your desired size cubes. I chopped little fine.
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.
3. Add the chopped veggie over it (don’t stir)
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!)
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.
6. After it boils,switch off the heat and temper it with the items given under the To temper table.
Serve snake gourd kootu as accompaniment with vathal kuzhambu or kara kuzhambu… I tasted with roti, tasted good too 🙂
Recipe card
Pudalangai kootu recipe
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
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.
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!!
Catch you all after New year!
Madhu
Kootu is looking very tasty, love the presentation as always.
Happy holidays to you too.
Anonymous
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!
Pavithra
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 ....
RAKS KITCHEN
Thank you Madhu,Kalyan and pavi for quick comments
Tina
Wow beautiful clicks dear....So nice...Kootu looks yummyyyyyy.
Sailaja Damodaran
Very tempting.......Happy holidays
Anu
Kootu looks yummy and tempting dear...
Wish you happy and prosperous new year...
Sharmilee! :)
Liked the last click! Oh thats really sad thing.....wish it gets fixed up soon... Merry Xmas Raks!
Nithya
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 🙂
Prathibha
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,...
Pari
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.
indhu
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)
jayasree
kootu looks delicious. I hardly make kootu with podavalangai.
Thats a bad thing for your camera. Good that you have another lens to click.
Devi Meyyappan
Very nice kootu!!.... and very nice step by step instructions with pictures!
Kitchen Flavours
Yet to taste this veggie...recipe sounds yum...
Aruna Manikandan
Hi
Nice kootu....
So sad about ur camera... Fix it soon dear.....
Love to share an award with u. Kindly accept it
Sushma Mallya
looks delicous raks,merry xmas and happy new year...
rekhas kitchen
ohhh very sad we miss your step by step recipes... kootu looks great simple and comfort with rice or roti....
Priya
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..
shanthi
Happy holidays and lovely kootu. my son's favourite
SE(Denufood)
Awesome with all those steps! Wishing you and your family, A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Lavi
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!
Laavanya
I love kadalai paruppu & pudalangai combination. Yummy kootu.
Parita
Delicious kootu dear..sorry to hear about your camera 🙁
Cilantro
Wish you and your family A Happy & Prosperous New Year Rak`s! A great year of blogging too.
DEESHA
kootu looks absolutely delicious .. nice pics. wish yu N yr family a happy new year
Bharathy
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 😉
Priya
So sorry to hear ur cam is broken...Hope it gets fine soon..so u can too..kootu is my fav with kadala paruppu..
jayasri
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...
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Delicious nice clicks. Hapy new year to you and your family.
Sush
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
meeso
Wow, lovely color!
Cham
My fav kootu- Happy Holidays!
Uma
that sounds and looks like a delicious Kootu! sooo tempting.
Hope your camera problem gets fixed soon 🙂
Happy Holidays!!
Gita
Never tried 2 dal combination in this kootuu Raks...looks and sounds yummy with karakuzumbu 🙂 Happy New Year Dear!
Hema
This is my fav kootu too.. Its really sad to know about your camera.. Wish you too a happy new year
Padma
Love podalangai koottu and would be a great combo with kara kuzhambu. Wishing you a Happy and a Prosperous New Year!!!
Anupama
This koottu and kaara kuzhambu... man, that is one lovely combo... the pics are beautiful and very clear Raks
MR
sorry abt ur camera
great kootu goes great with rice
Mythreyi Dilip
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:)
my kitchen
Traditional kootu,Pictures makes me hungry.Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous New Year dear:)
TBC
Here's wishing you and your family a happy and prosperous 2010, R.
SriLekha
looks so yummy!
may i know which software u used to design the first and last photo?
it looks excellent!
esh
I tried this and it turned out well! Thank you!
esh
It turned out awesome! Thank you!
Corporate to Kitchen
I am going to try this today. Thx for sharing.
Corporate to Kitchen
I tried this today & I loved it!
Meenal Ramanathan
when i added coconut mixtue it curdled up? why ?
RAKS KITCHEN
You added rice flour or no? was it too watery?
Diva-licious!
Hi, followed ur recipe to the T and it came out beautifully. was yummy with rotis. thanks for the recipe.
Aparna A V
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
Raks anand
It's called VISIONS. Its a kind of corning ware 🙂