How to make Ridge Gourd With Lentils Recipe, Peerkangai Paruppu Kootu

Ridge Gourd With Lentils Recipe, Peerkangai Paruppu Kootu

Ridge Gourd with lentils (kootu) is a great accompaniment with rice and any vegetable roast. This is my mother's recipe.  One of my favourite recipe too.

Lets see the preparation :

Ingredients :

Thoor dhal - 2 tbsp
Moong dhal - 2 tbsp
Chena dhal - 2 tbsp
Ridge Gourd - 3 medium (chopped)
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 2 (chopped)
Green chilly - 3 (slit)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As per taste

For Seasoning :

Oil - 1 tbsp + Ghee - 1 tbsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Dried Red chilly - 2
Garlic - 2 pods (Crushed)
Asafoedita - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - 1 string
Coriander leaves - 1 handful

Method :

Pressure cook the Thoor dal, Moong dal, Chena dal, Ridge Gourd, Onion ,Tomatoes ,Green chilly,

Turmeric powder, Red chilly powder, Coriander powder altogether for 2 whistles.

Heat a pan with oil and ghee.

Add all the seasonings one by one, saute it for few seconds.

Once the pressure downs from the cooker. Add the seasonings, salt ,curry leaves and coriander

leaves.

Ridge Gourd Kootu is ready to eat.

Serve Ridge Gourd Kootu with plain rice, chepang kizhangu roast and pudina thovaiyal.

It can also be eaten along with Idli, Dosa and Rotis.

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