Kootu/lentil stew is always a comfort food and very easy to make. Kootu/lentil stew is a popular south Indian side dish which is usually cooked with lentils and any vegetables. I love making kootu and it tastes so good. Recently I tried making a different version which I learnt from one of my friend.
It came out really tasty and yummy. Try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you.
Here is the previous version of this Bottle Gourd Kootu recipe I posted a couple of years back.
Preparation time : 45 minutes
No of servings : 3-4
Spice level : 3 out of 5
Ingredients:
Sorakaya/Bottlegourd : 2 cups Channa dal/Bengal gram : 1 1/2 cup Coconut : 1/2 cup Green chilies : 4-5 Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp Urda dal/Split black gram dal : 1 tsp Whole red chilies : 2 Asafoetida/Hing : a pinch Salt : according to taste Curry Leaves : 5-6 Oil : 2tsp
Method Of preparation :
Make a paste out of coconut, cumin seeds and green chilies and keep them aside.
Soak channal dal for 15-20 minutes and pressure cook them with bottlegourd/sorakkai , turmeric powder 2 cups of water and little oil on top of it.
Pressure cook them for 4-5 whistle or till the dal and bottle gourd gets cooked . Remove from heat and add the ground paste from step 1 and salt. Let it sit in the medium heat for 10 -15 minutes or till it becomes little thick. In a small pan add oil, mustard seeds after it splutter add urda dal, red chilies and curry leaves. Fry for 2-3 minutes and put this seasonings in to bottle gourd mixture. Mix it all together and remove from heat. Serve it hot with rice or chapathi.
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