Pudalangai Kootu (Snake Gourd)

Ingredients

1. Snake Gourd - 1 ( small size)
2. Moong dal - 1/2 cup
3. Small Onion - 4
4. Green chillies - 2
5. Shredded coconut - 2 spoon
6. Sambar Powder - 1/2 spoon
7. Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon
8. Urid Dal - 1/2 spoon
9. salt - 1 spoon
   

Directions

1. Clean the snake gourd and cut into small square pieces.
2. Boil the moong dal in water and when it is half cooked, drain the water, add the snake gourd pieces to it.
3. Cut onions into small pieces and it to the boiling mixture.
4. Fry 1/2 spoon cumin seeds, urid dal, 2 spoon shredded coconut, 2 green chillies and grind these in a mixer and add it to the boiling mixture.
5. When the dal and snake gourd are cooked enough, add sambar powder and salt and bring it to a boil.
6. Heat oil in a pan and sputter some mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urid dal and add this to the mixture, bring to a simmer for few minutes.
7. Switch off the stove and the kootu is ready to serve.
   

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Chow Chow Kootu (Bangalore kathirikkai or Chayote Squash)

Ingredients

1. Chow Chow (Chayote Squash) - 1
2. Moong dal or chana dal - 1/2 cup
3. Green chillies - 2
4. Shredded Coconut - 2 spoon
5. Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon
6. salt - 1/2 spoon
7. turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon

Directions

1. Cut chow chow into small square shape pieces
2. Boil the dal( moong dal or chana dal) in water and when it is half cooked, drain the water, add the chow chow pieces and turmeric powder and salt to it and let it boil.
3. Grind the chillies, shredded coconut and cumin seeds into a paste and add it to the boiling mixture.
4. Once it is cooked, allow to simmer for few minutes.
5. Heat oil in a pan and sputter some mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and add it to the cooked mixture.
6. Chow Chow kootu is ready to serve.
   
   

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Brinjal Kootu

Ingredients

1. Brinjal - 1/4 Kg (1/2 lbs)
2. Toor dal - 1/4 cup
3. Small Onion - 4
4. Sambar Powder - 1/2 spoon
5. Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon
6. Urid Dal - 1/2 spoon
7. Curry leaves fewSalt - 1 spoon
8. turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon

Directions

1. Wash the Toor dal and cook it in a vessel.
2. When the dal is half cooked, cut the brinjal into small pieces and add it along with onions and turmeric powder.
3. Once it is cooked add the sambar powder and salt and bring it to a boil.
4. Heat oil in a small pan and sputter some mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urid dal and curry leaves.
5. Add this to the cooked mixture and switch off the stove.

Brinjal kootu is ready to serve.

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