Pudalangai Kootu Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients:
Snake gourd / pudalangai / padavalanga - 2 cups, cut into 1" squares
Chana dal / kadala parippu - ½ cup
Grated coconut - ½ cup
Shallots / small onions / chinna vengayam / ulli - 4 nos
Green chillies - 2 nos
Cumin seeds / jeera / jeerakam - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chilli powder - ½ teaspoon (optional)
Salt - to taste
For tempering:
Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Shallots, chinna vengayam, ulli - 3 nos, chopped
Oil - 2 tsp
How to make Pudalangai Kootu:
1. Cook the snake gourd and chana dal in little water until both are soft. This will take about 15-20 mins. I pressure them for 2-3 whistles to make it quicker.
2. Meanwhile, grind the coconut + shallots + green chillies + jeera withvery little water. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan and temper the mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and chopped shallots and fry for a minute.
4. Add the cooked snake gourd - dal mixture to the above and mix well. Add very little water if its too dry. (I added a little too much, as is obvious from the picture!)
5. Now add the ground coconut paste and turmeric + chilly powder. Fry for another about 5 mins. Add salt. Remove and serve hot with steamed rice and vathal kuzhambu.
Anonymous
Nice recipe.
But I think its misleading for you to classify this under Tamil (Brahmin) recipes.
They dont use onions (or shallots) in kootu..
Just an fyi....
Anonymous
Nice recipe.
But I think its misleading for you to classify this under Tamil (Brahmin) recipes.
They dont use onions (or shallots) in kootu..
Just an fyi....
Nags
Anon - yes I am aware of that, which is why I have put Brahmin in brackets. Not all recipes in this category are tamil brahmin recipes. However, nowadays more and more brahmins are using onions and garlic in their cooking, in fact this recipes is from my MIL. so its just fyi from my end too 🙂
Anonymous
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Ramkumar
Nags,
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Ramkumar
Nags
Haha thanks uncle 🙂
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Nags
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Ramkumar
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