Peerkangai Kootu Recipe | Ridge Guard Kootu Recipe

Kootu is one of south Indian side dish which is prepare with vegetables and Dal. It can be had with rice and any puli kulambu or valthal kulambu. It is very simple to prepare as well as healthiest too. If you start to weight lose you can include this dish to your diet, because Peerkangai(Ridge guard) more water content in it.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Total times: 30 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: South Indian recipe

Ingredients:

1 Cup=(150 ml)

1 Peerkangai | Ridge guard, (Medium size)

25 gram moong dal (4 tblsp)

1 pinch hing(Perungayam)

½ tsp turmeric power

1 cup water

For Grinding:

(1 cup = 100 ml)

1 Cup Grated coconut

2 green chillies

5 to 6 small onion (peeled)

3 Garlic gloves(Peeled)

1 tsp cumin seeds

For tempering

1 tblsp cooking oil

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp urad dal

2 sambar shallots, chopped

1 sprig curry leaves

Preparation:

1. Grinding the grated coconut, garlic and cumin seeds as fine paste and keep aside

2. Grinding the green chilies and sambar shallots as fine paste and keep aside

3. Rinse the moong dal 2 to 3 times and keep aside

4. Peel the Peerkangai (Ridge guard) then wash it, chopped as small pieces and keep aside

Method:

1. In a pot add 1 cup of water. When the water start to boil add Peerkangai and moong dal. Let them cook until Peerkangai and Moong dal are half cooked

2. Add Hing and turmeric powder to the kootu let it boil for a minute

3. Add Grinded masala to the kootu let them cook until the raw smell of grinded paste disappear

4. Meanwhile in a pan add 1 tblsp oil, mustard seeds, urad dal and chopped sambar shallots, when it crackle add curry leaves

5. Pour the tempering over the Peerkangai kootu and mix well

6. Serve the Peerkangai kootu with rice and any puli kulambu or valthal kulambu

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