PUDALANGAI KOOTU RECIPE

Ingredients :

• Snake gourd - 1 [ wash and cut in to pieces ]
• Moong dal - 1 / 2 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 sp
• Salt - as per taste
• Curry leaves - little

Wet grind together :

• Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup
• Dry red chilli - 1 or 2
• Green chilli - 2
• Cummin seeds - 1 / 4 sp

For seasoning :

• Coconut oil - 1 tabl. sps.
• Mustard seeds - 1 sp
• urad dal - 1 / 2 sp
• Coconut gratings - 2 tabl. sps.
• Curry leaves - little

Method :

In 5 cups water cook moong dal adding turmeric, [ soak and pressure cook 1/ 2 cup soya beans to make it more nutritions. ] When half cooked add snake gourd pieces, salt and cook till the vegetable become tender. Then add the wet ground masala, curry leaves and cook little more till the gravy become thick.Then heat coconut oil season with mustard seeds, urad dal,  curry leaves and coconut gratings. Mix well and serve hot as a side dish for rice, sambhar, and kadi varieties.