Snake gourd kootu

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Snake gourd kootu is a very easy to cook and cook in 30 minutes. Snake gourd, bengal gram, coconut, aniseed is the main ingredients of this dish

• Soak the bengal gram add enough water in 5 - 10 minutes

• Soak well

INGREDIENTS

1 snake gourd (sliced)

5 Small onion(cut 1/2 size)

1/4 big onion(chopped)

5-6 tsp of bengal gram(soak)

1 /4 cup of coconut (grind)

I/4 tsp of aniseed

2 tsp of oil

2 cup of water(or) rice water

2 tsp kuzhambu powder (mixer of 1 tsp of red chili powder,1 tsp of coriander powder)

1 tsp of salt

1 /4 tsp of mustard seed

1/4 tsp of urad

• Take a vessel and heat it

• Add 2 cup of rice water or water

• Drain the soak bengal gram and add it

• Boil it

• Close the vessel and boil in 10 minutes

• Bengal gram cook well

• Add snake gourd and small onion (medium flame)

• Add kuzhambu powder and salt (medium flame)

• Close the vessel and boil in 10 minutes (medium flame)

• Take a jar

• Add cup of coconut, aniseed, few water and grind it

• Take a new vessel add oil and heat it

• Add mustard seed & urad and until wait for explosive & brownish color

• Add chopped onions and saute

• Saute well

• Snake gourd cook well

• Add coconut grind

• Pour this tempering over the kootu

• Boil in 5-8 minutes

• Serve it