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Peerkangai Kootu Recipe | Ridge Gourd Stew Recipe
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Peerkangai Kootu Recipe | Ridge Gourd Stew Recipe

Peerkangai (Ridge Gourd) Kootu is made by cooking the vegetable in the dal & coconut mixture. This is easy to make and also very tasty. It's rich in dietary fiber,so it's good to use this vegetable regularly in our regular diet.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kootu Varieties, Stew (Kootu)
Cuisine: South Indian, Tamil Brahmin
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 196kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Ridge Gourd (Peerkangai)
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to your taste
  • 2 tablespoon Moong dal 1 cup = 250 ml
  • 1 tablespoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)

For Grinding

  • 2 tablespoon Grated Coconut
  • 1 nos Green Chili
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds

For Tempering

  • 2 teaspoon Cooking Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urid Dal
  • 1 nos Red Chili
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

Preparation

  • Wash the moong dal thoroughtly. Add a pinch of turmeric powder to the washed dal. Add fresh water to soak the dal.
  • Take the moong dal in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 4 whistles.
  • Take the chana dal in a vessel. Add water and soak the dal for 1 hour
  • Wash and Peel the skin of ridge gourd. If the Ridgegourd is tender, we can also include the pith and chop the as they would be very tender. If the pith is ripe with big seeds, remove the pith.

Tempering

  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add urad dal and fry till the dal turns golden brown color. Add the broken red chilli and curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds.
  • To this add the cubed Ridgegourd and mix well. Add turmeric powder and 1 handful of water. Give a good mix.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and let the ridge gourd gets cooked.
  • While the ridge gourd is getting cooked, lets grind the coconut spice paste.

Grinding

  • Take the grated coconut, green chili and cumin in a mixer jar.
  • Grind everything to a smooth thick paste. Set this paste aside

Finishing Kootu

  • When the ridge gourd is completely cooked, add the cooked dal and ground coconut paste.
  • Add salt and gently mix everything. Allow the stew to boil for 2 minutes and remove from flame. Add a teaspoon of coconut oil and some tore curry leaves and stir well
  • Serve this yummy Peerkangai Kootu (Ridge Gourd Stew) with hot boiled rice and slurp!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1.6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 589mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 5.1g