Pudalangai kootu recipe | snake gourd kootu recipe – A traditional poricha kootu recipe with step-by-step pictures.
Kootu is a dal-based South Indian gravy, made with any veggies of our choice. In our house, we make kootu with avarakkai (broad beans), cabbage, mixed vegetables, drumstick, eggplant, chow chow, and spinach too. My mother-in-law makes beans poricha kootu also. The spices are usually freshly roasted and ground along with coconut. Sometimes we add sambar powder too for the kootu.
Traditionally we don’t add onion or garlic to the poricha kootu. So ideally you can make this on festival days. On some fasting days, when we don’t rice, elders make chapati and pair it with any kootu of their choice.
If you are on a diet, you can just eat a bowl of kootu. It is an excellent combination of protein and vegetables and it keeps you filled for many hours. Usually, we make kootu and vatha kuzhambu at our place and we all love that combo.
Pudalangai kootu | snake gourd kootu, we usually add peppercorns to the fresh spice mix for this kootu. My mom adds little pepper and 1 red chili to get a balance of both the taste. Pair this with hot rice or chapathi of your choice.
Also check out Avarakkai poricha kootu, cabbage kootu, thakkali kootu, vazhaipoo kootu
Pudalangai poricha kootu recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cut snack gourd | pudalangai
- ½ cup moong dal uncooked
- 2 tbsp chana dal uncooked
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 cup water to cook the veggies and dal
- 3 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- Few curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- Water to adjust the consistency
To grind
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 red chili
- 1 tbsp urad dal
- ¼ cup coconut
Instructions
- In a vessel add the chopped pudalangai, moong dal, chana dal, 1 cup water and turmeric powder.
- Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or till it cooks up well.
- In a pan add 1 tsp coconut oil and add the pepper, cumin seeds, 1 red chili and urad dal.
- Saute till the dal turns golden brown.
- Take out and grind this along with coconut into a fine paste.
- In a pan add 3 tsp coconut oil and add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Now add the cooked dal and veggie mixture, ground paste to this.
- Add 1 cup of water to adjust the consistency.
- Now add in the salt and mix well.
- Let this boil for 3-4 minutes and switch off the flame.
- Pudalangai kootu | snakegourd kootu is ready.
- Serve with hot rice and a spicy curry of your choice.
Notes
- In a vessel add the chopped pudalangai, moong dal, chana dal, 1 cup water, and turmeric powder.
- Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or till it cooks up well.
- In a pan add 1 tsp coconut oil and add the pepper, cumin seeds, 1 red chili, and urad dal.
- Saute till the dal turns golden brown.
- Take out and grind this along with coconut into a fine paste.
- In a pan add 3 tsp coconut oil and add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Now add the cooked dal and veggie mixture and ground paste to this.
- Add 1 cup of water to adjust the consistency.
- Now add in the salt and mix well.
- Let this boil for 3-4 minutes and switch off the flame.
- Pudalangai kootu | snakegourd kootu is ready.
- Serve with hot rice and spicy curry of your choice.
Notes:
- Adding chana dal is optional but it gives a nice creamy texture to the kootu.
- You can either add black pepper only or add red chili only for this poricha kootu.
- Pudalangai poricha kootu pairs well with potato fry, yam tawa fry and vendakkai curry too.
Sounds very nice,i usually add sambhar powder,butthis must be so flavorful,will try next time 🙂
Oh wow I love this and do exactly the same with snake guard, brinjal and cabbage. Perfect combo with rice and spicy poriyal.
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comedy name bt tasty recipe… thank u
Wat a fantastic kootu, i do the same too..very tempting clicks..
woowww…i m sure its gonna taste awesome with chappathi and rice 🙂
Kuttu is one of my fav…but this style i never tried before.Will try it…Thanks for posting.
yes.. its nice… i have tried it
yummy kootu…love the flavour of this kootu
I prepare it in the same way .Being a south Indian ,I can relate to your recipes. My favourite is always kootu as it does not require much oil.
I use green chillies, must try with red chillies…
Kootu looks delicious and very tempting dear 🙂
Looks so yummmm.. I love kootu so much 🙂
This recipe sounds devine.I have never cooked snake gourd with coconut before will surely try it.
S does not like Snake gourd, tis kootu looks really tempting, a good way to hide the gourd. can this be made with bottle gourd too? I would love to try with that. Thanks Jeyashri.
Creamy and delicious koottu…
PARI, WE CAN MAKE WITH BOTTLE GOURD TOO.
i was lookin' for this kootu.lovely.
I love this koottu..but never made it myself 🙂 thanks for sharing the recipe Jeyashri
Very healthy and yummy recipe..
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wooow,,kootu romba nalla irukku jayashree… naan kooda kootu seiyanumnu yosichuttu irunthen,, enakku rombha pidicha recipe rice kooda nalla irukum,,, you hv nice space dear with nice recipes,,
Hi…looks so yummy and would love to try this version….
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wow this sounds delicious.
Not sure why your posts aren't showing up in my reader anymore.. will have to fix it. That kootu looks awesome and I'm always game for kootus any day.. veggie and dhal together – nutritious and tasty.
Willl try this with pepper..My hubby will like this for sure..thnx.
Snake guard kootu looks divine.
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Tempting..thanks for sharing.
Since moong Dal was not available I used regular Dal is it OK? N u didn't mentioned how much whistle is required so I took 4 whistle but Dal didn't cooked properly so I whistled it again.
Hi yes it's ok to use toor dal. Sorry generally i give 4-5 whistles, but if you soak it for 10 minutes and then cook, it will be fine.
You didn’t mention when you add the ground mixture. At the beginning of after dal and veggies. Thank you so much for the recipe
Sorry about that. Edited now. Thanks for letting me know.