Poosanikkai Mor Kootu / Ash Gourd Stew With Buttermilk
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.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 273kcal
Equipment
- bowl
- Grinder
- Pot
Ingredients
- 3 cups Poosanikkai / Ash Gourd / White pumpkin chopped into ½ inch pieces
- ¼ teaspoon 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 teaspoon Raw rice
To season -
- 2 teaspoon Oil preferable coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon 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!
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 811mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 537IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 481mg | Iron: 27mg