poosanikkai kootu ( English text ) - white pumpkin curry recipe - pusanikai kootu

Poosanikai kootu

This white gourd or ash gourd is an excellent source of vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin C. Its high potassium content makes this a good vegetable for maintaining a healthy blood pressure

Other Indian language names of Ash gourd

Tamil - Poosanikai

Assamese - Komora

Hindi - pethakaddu

Kannada - boodagumbala

Malayalam - kumbalanga

Marathi - kohla

Telugu - gummadikaya

Kootu Ingredients

Chopped white pumpkin or ash gourd - 1 cup

Split bengal gram - 2 tsp

Moong gram - 2 tsp

Onion chopped - 1/2

Chili pdr - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric - pinch

Mustard seed - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Ghee or oil - 1/4 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Preparation

1. Soak moong dal and bengal gram for 1 hour before cooking. 

2. In a pressure cooker add moong dal, chopped ash gourd, bengal gram, onion, chili pdr and turmeric pdr. Cook this mixture for 10 minutes. ( 2 whistle sounds )

3. In a pan add 1/4 tsp of oil or ghee followed by mustard seed, urad dal and curry leaves. After spluttering add cooked ash gourd mixture.

4. Let this mixture to boil for 5 minutes. Now turn off your stove and add 2 tsp of grated coconut and salt.

5. Serve it as kootu rice or with curd rice.

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