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Peerkangai Kootu Recipe
Peerkangai (ridge gourd) kootu is a common dish in Tamil Nadu. This dish combines moong dal with ridge gourd. It's a great accompaniment with rice and rasam. It can also be eaten along with rotis.
- Total Cook Time 40 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Peerkangai Kootu
- 250 gm ridge gourd, peeled and chopped
- 150 gm moong dal
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- ½ cup of grated coconut
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 2 dried red chillies
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- A few sprigs of curry leaves
- A pinch of asafoetida
How to Make Peerkangai Kootu
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1. Boil the ridge gourd separately in a small quantity of water with turmeric and salt.
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2. Pressure cook the dal separately.
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3. Fry red chillies and urad dal in coconut oil (small quantity) till they turn golden brown.
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4. Add the coconut, pepper, jeera and curry leaves and stir fry. Cool it down and grind it to a coarse paste.
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5. Bring all the ingredients together and stir fry (add water if required).
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6. Temper the mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves in coconut oil and add it to the mixture.