Hi Friends, are you waiting for another Smoothie recipe? I’m sorry for disappointing you. But this time I’m here with another yummy dish. This is a classic South Indian Pudalangai Kootu recipe.
Kootu – South Indian side dish
When you go tot any restaurant or Wedding in South India ,you will never miss any kind of kootu recipe. This is one of the various variety of kootu. Today we will see about Pudalangai / Snake gourd kootu.
I don’t know how many of my Non – Indian friends are aware of this vegetable. I believe this comes in cucumber family. You can see this vegetable in Asian stores. This vegetable is widely used in Asian countries. This can be made in various forms as stir fry, kootu as I show you today or as bajji for snack.
Pudalangai Kootu
This Pudalangai Kootu recipe is a dish I learnt from my Aunt When I was staying there during my College days. She taught a lot of recipes during my stay. Me and my Sister ( Cousin) learned a lot from her. I will post in coming days.
How to make Pudalangai Kootu
Coming to today’s recipe, it’s a mild side dish to have with along rice or dosa. It have a nice coconut flavor which is one of the main ingredient in this. Now you know why this dish is one of my favorite. When I made this,my husband too liked it. I think he didn’t had this version of “Pudalangai”.
Other side dishes you may like
Alu Kangmet – A Manipuri Potato Dish
Potato Podimas / Mashed Potato Stir fry
Black Chickpeas & Ivy Gourd Masala
Aviyal / Mixed veggies cooked in coconut paste
INGREDIENTS
Pudalangai / Snake gourd – 1 small sized
Channa dal – 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coconut – 1/3 cup grated
Jeera seeds – 1 tsp
Salt – As required
TO TEMPER
Coconut oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Garlic – 2 pods crushed
Dry red chillies – 2 broken
Curry leaves – few
METHOD
- Soak channa dal for 30 minutes.
- Scrape the skin of Pudalangai / Snake gourd . Remove seeds and chop into small cubes.
- Grind coconut and Jeera seeds coarsely with little water.
- Wash and drain soaked channa dal. Cook it in a deep pan with required water.( Do not add more water)
- When channa dal is half cooked , add chopped snake gourd, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
- Add water if required. When the veggie is cooked add ground coconut,jeera paste to it.
- Mix thoroughly. Add required salt.
- The dish should be thick consistency. If it is watery , cook in high til water is evaporated. ( that is why to add water accordingly)
- Remove from the flame.
- In a pan, heat oil and temper all items under ‘ to temper’ till garlic turns golden.
- Add it to the kootu prepared.
- Serve along with rice.
Classic South Indian Pudalangai kootu / Snake gourd in Coconut paste
Ingredients
- 1 Pudalangai/Snake Gourd Small
- 1/2 cup Channa dal
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red chilli Powder
- 1/3 cup Coconut Grated
- 1 tsp Jeera seeds
- Salt As required
To Temper
- 1 tsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 2 pods Garlic Crushed
- 2 Dry Red Chillies Broken
- Curry Leaves few
Instructions
- Soak channa dal for 30 minutes.Scrape the skin of Pudalangai / Snake gourd . Remove seeds and chop into small cubes.
- Grind coconut and Jeera seeds coarsely with little water.
- Wash and drain soaked channa dal. Cook it in a deep pan with required water.( Do not add more water)
- When channa dal is half cooked , add chopped snake gourd, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
- Add water if required. When the veggie is cooked add ground coconut,jeera paste to it.Mix thoroughly. Add required salt.
- The dish should be thick consistency. If it is watery , cook in high til water is evaporated. ( that is why to add water accordingly)
- Remove from the flame.
- In a pan, heat oil and temper all items under ‘ to temper’ till garlic turns golden.Add it to the kootu prepared.Serve along with rice.
Notes
- When cooking channa dal, it should not turn mushy.
- Adjust spice level according to your preference.
- For tempering, you can add any oil. But I prefer coconut oil. It gives the flavor to the dish.
NOTES
- When cooking channa dal, it should not turn mushy.
- Adjust spice level according to your preference.
- For tempering, you can add any oil. But I prefer coconut oil. It gives the flavor to the dish.
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I often make snake gourd but never tried it with coconut
Do try..You will love the flavor..Thank you dear
Delicious and flavourful dish, perfect with roti.
True… Thank you 😊
This one is classic dish. I love all kind of veggie kootu:) looks delicious!
Thank you dear ☺
Lovely healthy recipe would love to try as I have never cooked with snake gourd before so it will be something new for my family.
Do give try..you will love this..Thank you dear
Love pudalangai, but have had it only as a stir fry. Kootu sounds very interesting and yummy!
You will surely love it..let me know when you give a try..Thank you dear..
Hola Lathi. Esa especie de calabacín no lo he probado aunque creo que me gustaría porque me da la impresión de que tiene que estar muy rico.
Un abrazo.
Hi..I’m sure you will love this. Its full of flavor that no one can’t say no.Thank you
An absolute treat to the taste buds! Loved this beautiful recipe!
Thank you Sumith 😊
Lathiya we have posted together again. That’s superb. Your kootu looks yummy. I love podalangai kootu. We don’t add garlic in it. New way of making it. Should try it sometime.
Meena.
Thank you dear 😊 Like minded😉..I love the aroma of crushed garlic..love to see your version.
Will post sometime.
Waiting 😉
looks like a great side dish with rotis!
Sure, it will make a great combo.. Thank you 😊