Poosanikkai Mor Kootu is one of the comfort foods to try on lazy days. This kootu with hot rice and lentils (paruppu) is an excellent filling meal.
When it comes to comfort food, my go to recipe is a kootu. I love eating hot kootu with rice and paruppu. I make kootu on lazy days when I am not in a mood to cook anything elaborate.
Kootu makes up for a complete meal and is very filling as well. The Mor kootu is something similar to aviyal except for I have made it just with possanikkai / ash gourd here. We could use the same recipe to make mor kootu with snake gourd, cabbage or a mixture of vegetables.
If looking for a slightly spicy kootu with poosanikkai check out my this recipe which is kind of a poricha kootu or this Kerala style Poosanikkai kootu. Also check out my complete list of kootu here.
Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 30 minutes
difficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Poosanikkai Mor Kootu - serves 4
- Poosanikkai / Ash Gourd / White pumpkin - 3 cups (chopped into ½ inch pieces)
- Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
- Yogurt (preferable a little sour) - 1 cup (whisked with ½ cup of water)
- Salt - to taste
To Grind into paste -
- Coconut - ½ cup
- Cumin seeds - 1 ½ tsp
- Green chilies - 4 to 5
- Raw rice - 1 tsp
To season -
- Oil - 2 tsp (preferable coconut oil)
- Mustard seeds - 1tsp
- Ullutham paruppu / Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Asafetida - a pinch
Procedure to make Poosanikkai Mor Kootu -
- Chop the ash gourd / poosanikkai into bite size cubes. Place it in a pan with about ½ cup of water and turmeric powder.
- Let the vegetable cook until they are soft.
- Meanwhile, grind the coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds and rice into a smooth paste. You could add a little water when grinding.
- Combine this mixture with the whisked yogurt and keep it ready
- Once the vegetable is cooked well, drain any excess water. Add salt needed and the coconut mixture and let the kootu simmer for flavors to combine.
- Heat oil for seasoning and add the seasoning ingredients. Add it to the simmering kootu.
- Serve hot with rice , paruppu (dal) and ghee!
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Poosanikkai Mor Kootu / Ash Gourd Stew With Buttermilk
Equipment
- bowl
- Grinder
- Pot
Ingredients
- 3 cups Poosanikkai / Ash Gourd / White pumpkin chopped into ½ inch pieces
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 cup Yogurt preferable a little sour
- to taste Salt
To Grind into paste -
- ½ cup Coconut -
- 1½ cup Cumin seeds
- 4-5 Green chilies
- 1 tsp Raw rice
To season -
- 2 tsp Oil preferable coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Ullutham paruppu / Urad dal
- few Curry leaves
- a pinch Asafetida
Instructions
- Chop the ash gourd / poosanikkai into bite size cubes. Place it in a pan with about ½ cup of water and turmeric powder.
- Let the vegetable cook until they are soft.
- Meanwhile, grind the coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds and rice into a smooth paste. You could add a little water when grinding.
- Combine this mixture with the whisked yogurt and keep it ready
- Once the vegetable is cooked well, drain any excess water. Add salt needed and the coconut mixture and let the kootu simmer for flavors to combine.
- Heat oil for seasoning and add the seasoning ingredients. Add it to the simmering kootu.
- Serve hot with rice , paruppu (dal) and ghee!
Harini says
A good addition to the dinner table. Homey and comforting.
harini says
Simple and homey. Love it.
sushma says
New to me looks yum
Pavani says
I love this simple and delicious kootu. Looks too good.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
Yummy Curry!!Love buttermilk in any form!!
Sandhiya says
I too love this kootu . Looks so delicious.
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Such a wonderful meal you got there Sandhya. Lovely clicks too!!
Srivalli Jetti says
What an inviting meal Sandhya..very nice..
srividhya says
I love this kootu stew just with rice and pickle. This is awesome.
VaAishani says
I know what a kootu is and in fact I have made a similar one for one. Of the BMs. Sadly I still not able to remember the local names., but I have to admit the kootu looks absolutely stunning, excellent clicks.
Priya Suresh says
Just love this kootu with some spicy potatoes, comforting food for me.
Kalyani says
yummy ! that dish is enticing me to make it soon 🙂 I love the same combo, Sandhya - Paruppu, saadham + mor kootu