8/1/2019 Snake Gourd Kootu | Snake Gourd Recipes

Snake Gourd Kootu | Snake Gourd Recipes

Prep Time Cook Time Total Time
10 mins 15 mins 25 mins

Course: Side Dish Cuisine: Karnataka Servings: 3 people Author: Sumana

Ingredients
Snakegourd cubes- 2 cups
Pigeon pea lentil(toor dal)- 1/4 cup
Tamarind- Marble sized
Salt- 1.5 tsp

To grind
Fresh grated coconut-1/2 cup
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Green chillies-2 nos.

Seasoning ingredients
Cooking oil- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Split black gram lentil- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- few

Instructions
Preparation
1. Soak tamarind in quarter cup of water for 10 minutes and extract it's juice discarding the residue.
2. Pressure cook pigeon pea lentil till mushy for 3 whistles and keep it aside.

Method
1. Heat a pan adding all the seasoning ingredients in the order mentioned, let the mustard seeds pop up
and then include the snakegourd cubes. Saute for a while.
2. Include tamarind juice and some water. Let the snakegourd cubes cook till soft.
3. Meanwhile grind grated coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds to fine paste. Add water as required.
4. Ensure snakegourd cubes are cooked well and include ground paste as well as cooked toor dal.
Combine everything together adding water as per the desired consistency. Finally add salt and bring
it to boil.
5. Snake gourd kootu /curry is ready. Serve it as side dish with rice. It's yummy.

Notes
1. You can pressure cook snakegourd cubes too, in that case add seasoning at the end.
2. Snake gourd cubes should not be cooked till mushy, as the veggie is very soft gets cooked very fast.
3. If you prefer, you can increase the quantity of toor dal and reduce grated coconut. This combination
also gives a unique taste.

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