This is one dish which my mom makes often. The one thing she do is changes the vegetable that goes into this. She adds cucumber, pumpkin, snakegourd and stuff like that. I will surely post those recipes soon. This is one simple recipe that includes dal, veggies and it has no coconut in it.. It taste yummy when had with plain hot rice and ghee.
Meanwhile check out my Papaya Kootu Recipe & Pumpkin & Cowpeas Kootu
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves : 4
Bottle Gourd / Sorakkai – 3 cups peeled and chopped
Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu – 3/4 cup
Garlic – 2 cloves
Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Green Chillies – 2
Salt to taste
Water – 2 cup
For Seasoning:
Oil – 1 tblspn
Ghee – 1 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Onion – 1 small chopped finely
Garlic – 2 cloves chopped finely
Method:
Take bottlegourd, and all the ingredients mentioned in a pot, cover with water, Bring it to a boil, simmer the pot and cook on a low heat till dal is cooked. It will take around 15 mins.
Now add in salt and mix well.
Now make seasoning by heating oil, add in cumin and let it sizzle. Add in onions, garlic and chillies. Saute till golden,
Pour this over the dal and mix well.
Serve
Pictorial:
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| Take your bottle gourd |
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| Peel off the skin |
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| Cut it in half lengthwise |
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| Scoop the seeds |
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| cut it into small pieces |
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| Take it in a pan |
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| add in green chillies..Just prick it with a knife |
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| add in garlic |
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| add in peeled shallots |
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| Add in washed dal |
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| Pour in water |
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| mix well |
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| Add in some turmeric powder |
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| Mix well |
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| Cook till dal is done |
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| You can see the dal has some texture in them, this is how i like it |
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| Add in salt |
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| mix well |
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| Now lets make the seasoning |
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| Add cumin seeds to oil or ghee |
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| add in onions, chillies and garlic |
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| saute them |
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| fry till golden brown |
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| pour it into the curry |
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| Mix well |
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| Serve |
Watch otchikoren videos ..really you will find very useful recipes there.so u can try and share them
Can we add tomato to it
yes u can