How to make Poosanikai kootu
Preparation time: 20 min | Cook Time: 10 min | Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients
- Poosanikkai / White pumpkin – 300 gms
- Bengal gram / Kadalai paruppu – 4 tsp (1/2 cup)
- Coconut – 1/4 cup
- Green chillies – 2
- Cumin seeds / Jeera – 2 tsp
- Rice – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Salt – as per taste
For seasoning
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Red chilli – 1
Method:
1. Soak the rice for 30 min.
2. Cook the bengal gram separately till it becomes soft and keep aside.
3. Now remove the skin, seeds and middle white portion of the pumpkin or ash gourd. Cut into cubes and wash it.
4. In a wok or kadai or a vessel, add the ash gourd, turmeric powder, a pinch of salt and water just to cover the vegetables. Cover and cook it.
5. Meanwhile, take the soaked rice, cumin seeds, green chillies and coconut and grind to a smooth paste.
8. Meanwhile, prepare the tadka or thalippu. In a small pan, add oil, and when hot add in the mustard seeds, urud dhal, curry leaves, red chilli and fry for a min.
9. Transfer this content to the cooked vegetables, give a stir.
10. Yummy kootu is ready to be served with rice.
Notes:
1. You can reduce the quantity of Bengal gram to half and add the moong dal.
2. While doing the seasoning or thalippu, you can add the finely chopped small onion and fry and can be added to the vegetables.
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Arthy Suman says
kootu is always my fav
Viki Xav says
koottu looks incredibly good and yummy! Happy to follow you dear!
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks says
this is one of the regualrs at home along with rice. yummy ..dear.
Chelsea Marrs says
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Sundari says
I like Poosanika kootu very much. Lovely clicks and recipe!!
JEYASHRI SURESH says
Simple and comforting kootu, we make a similar one with chow chow
Suja Manoj says
Nice recipe Akila,looks super yum
Suja Manoj says
Nice recipe Akila,looks super yum
Navaneetham Krishnan says
My jaw almost dropped looking at the pictures. Stunning and loveable dish, just like how we love ash gourd to be cooked.
Meena Selvakumaran says
lovely clicks.delicious kootu taste delicious.
divya says
looks sooo tempting n delicious…
Nilu A says
Love this simple kootu.. Yummy.. Thanks for shring Akila 🙂
Nithya Naveen says
Lovely and healthy re ipe
Rumana Ambrin says
Looks very yummy…
Mano Saminathan says
Lovely poosanikkaai koottu! snaps are nice!!
techie2mom says
Akila, this looks lovely!! And you have clicked some amazing pics!!
techie2mom says
following you 🙂
Priya Anandakumar says
simple delectable kootu…
Saranya Balaji says
Healthy kootu…u made it perfect..
Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory) says
Looks yummy & tempting!
Preety says
lovely simple recipe,
Sangeetha Nambi says
Super tempting and comforting kootu…
Divya Shivaraman says
Perfect kootu akila…looks so yummy
Suja Md says
Wow!!it looks too good!! I love it!!
Anu says
Lovely and flavorful kootu
Srimathi Mani says
I love poosinikai kootu a lot. Rice addition in kootu is interesting. Will give this one a try.