Pudalangai kootu recipe is a traditional south Indian kootu recipe made with snake gourd. Snake gourd is known as pudalangai in Tamil and it is widely used in south .Snake gourd is a healthy vegetable full of various nutrients and it can be cooked in various ways. This recipe of cooking this vegetable with lentils is our favorite and I make very often to serve with rice.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time15mins
Total Time25mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, south indian
Keyword: pudalangai kootu
Servings: 3servings
Calories: 167kcal
Author: Harini
Ingredients
For coconut paste
2teaspoonsoil
1tablespoonurad dal
3-4dried red chilies
3tablespoonsgrated coconut
To cook snake gourd
250gramssnake gourdchopped
1/2cuptoor dalsplit pigeon peas
turmeric powdera pinch
saltto taste
Instructions
To Make Coconut Paste:
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a small pan. Fry urad dal and dried red chilies well.
Add grated coconut and fry till golden. Cool and grind to a coarse paste.
To cook snake gourd kootu
Clean and cut the snake gourd into two. Now slit each piece vertically and remove the white pith and discard it.
Now cut the pudalangai into small pieces.
Take the chopped pudalangai in a pressure cooker. To that add toor dal and mix well.
Add a pinch of turmeric powder and required water.
Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Once pressure is released mash slightly.
Add the prepared coconut masala and required sat. Mix well and cook for 5-6 minutes.
Tempering snake gourd kootu
heat 2 teaspoons oil in a small tadka pan. Temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves. Also add groundnuts if you wish.
Add to the simmering kootu and mix well.
Serve pudalangai kootu with rice.
Notes
You can use moong dal instead of toor dal.
One more popular variation is pudalangai kadalai paruppu kootu. You can add a fistful of chana dal along with moong dal while making kootu.
You can use peppercorns while preparing coconut paste. Just fry them along with urad dal and grind.
If you can’t find snake gourd you can make this recipe with bottle gourd, ridge gourd or cooking variety cucumber too.