Starting the 3rd week of blogging marathon with combo dishes as theme.There are so many Indian dishes served in a combo to balance the taste as well as the nutritive value.
One such classical dish is kootu,a lentil based dish served along with a tamarind based spicy dish,kaara kuzhambhu or puli kuzhambhu along with rice..As the kuzhambhu doesn't have lentils,normally a dish with lentil is paired to balance the nutritive value.In most of the household either kottu or a lentil dip,thogayal is accompanied with the spicy kuzhambhu along with a dash of ghee.
Coming to the recipe,its made in no time as pressure cooker is used for the entire process.Its a perfect dish to make in a hurry.this kootu can be served as such with white rice also.in that case a spicy fry is accompanied.
Basic Information Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 15minutes
Cooking time 15minutes
Serves 3
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Ridge gourd /peerkangai | 3 cups(chopped) |
Channa dhal/kadala paruppu | 3 tbs |
Moong dhal/paasiparuppu | 3 tbs |
Green chilly/pachamilagai | 2(slit lengthy) |
Salt | 3/4 tsp |
Oil | 2 tsp |
| Curry leaves/karivepillai | few leaves |
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Dried red chilly/varmilagai | 1 |
Coconut(grated) | 2 tbs |
Cumin seeds/jeergam | 1 tsp |
For the tempering
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Mustard seeds/kadugu | 1/2 tsp |
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu | 1 tsp |
Asafoetida/perungayam | a pinch |
Dried red chilly/varamilagai | 1(broken) |
Method
- Grind the given ingredients to a fine paste and keep it aside.
- Cook the channa dhal and moong dhal in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles along with 1/2 cup of water.It should not turn mushy but needs to cook until soft.
- To the cooked dhal add the chopped ridgegourd and green chilly.To this add 1/4 cup of water.Close the the pan with the lid and pressure cook it for a whistle.
- Once the pressure subsides,remove the lid and add the ground paste. and let it cook for 3 minutes or till the raw smell disappears.
- Do the tempering in a pan and add it to the kootu and mix it well.Put off the flame.
- Serve it with white rice and kuzhambu
Enjoy...........................
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