Easiest Way to Tips Delicious Pudalangai Kootu / Snake-Gourd in Lentil stew

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Pudalangai Kootu / Snake-Gourd in Lentil stew. Today's recipe, Pudalangai Kootu is a South Indian Lentil based Stew or Vegan Curry made with Snake Gourd. A vegetable and lentil loaded side dish recipe that is served with Sambar or Rasam and steamed rice. This is a No Onion No Garlic Curry recipe, quite popular and most loved of all Kootu recipes.

Kootu is a lesser known part of TamBram cuisine.

While the Sambhars and Rasams have been immortalised by the flourishing Udipi restaurants, kootu is something you will only find in a household and rarely ever in a restaurant.

From Wikipedia: Kootu is a Tamil dish, common in both Tamil Nadu and South India.

You can have Pudalangai Kootu / Snake-Gourd in Lentil stew using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pudalangai Kootu / Snake-Gourd in Lentil stew

1. You need 750 grams of snake gourd Pudalangai /.

2. You need 1 cup of moong dal green gram dal /.

3. It’s to taste of salt.

4. It’s 3 1/2 cups of water.

5. Prepare 5 - 6 of curry leaves.

6. Prepare 1 handfull of coconut scrapings.

7. You need 1 tsp of cumin.

8. Prepare 1 tsp of black peppercorns.

9. You need 1 of chilly green.

10. You need 2 tsps of Saathumadhu/Rasam Powder(See note).

11. It’s 2 tbsps of rice flour.

12. Prepare 2 tbsps of milk boiled.

13. It’s 1 tsp of Ghee.

14. You need 1 tsp of mustard seeds.

15. You need 1 tsp of urad dal white.

16. It’s 1 pinch of asafoetida.

Kootus are essentially vegetable and lentil dishes which are semi-solid, i.e., less.

Let's see the recipe of Pudalangai Kootu (Snake gourd Stew).

Atleast once a week I love to make this kootu.

Snake gourd is rich in water, detoxify the body, improve digestion, increase hydration, strengthen the immune system, treat diabetes, improve strength and quality of the hair, and aid in weight loss.

Pudalangai Kootu / Snake-Gourd in Lentil stew instructions

1. Wash and chop the gourd and keep it in a vessel. To this add 1 cup of moong dal and add 3 cups of water to this or until the veggies and dal is submerged. Pressure cook this up to 4 whistles..

2. Take a blender jar and all the ingredients mentioned under the paste' and grind it to a smooth paste adding little water..

3. After the pressure releases, take the vessel out of the cooker, keep this on low heat. Add the paste and mix. Add 1/2 cup water, salt and add few curry leaves. Allow this to boil for 2 minutes, keep stirring this or else the bottom layer will burn and give a very smoky taste to the kootu..

4. Take a tadka pan on medium heat add ghee, mustard seeds, asafoetida and urad dal. Saute this until aromatic and add it to the kootu..

5. If the consistency of the kootu is too lean or runny, then in a small bowl add 2 tbsps of rice flour and 2 tbsps of milk and make it to a paste. Add this to the kootu. Allow it to boil for another minute and take it off the heat..

Kootu is a combo of vegetables and lentils.

Pudalangai mor kootu is a stew made with snake gourd along with coconut, curd, green chili paste finally garnished with mustard and curry leaves.

This Snake Gourd Stew is a perfect accompaniment for Rasam or Kuzhambu varieties.

How to make Snake Gourd Kootu Recipe (Pudalangai Kootu) To begin making the Snake Gourd Kootu recipe, wash snake gourd, cut and remove the spongy centre part along with seeds.

This Snake Gourd Lentil Stew is a common dish to have with rice or alone as a meal.