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Today's recipe, Pudalangai Kootu is a South Indian Lentil based Stew or Vegan Curry made with Snake Gourd. A vegetable and lentil loaded side dish recipe that is served with Sambar or Rasam and steamed rice. This is a No Onion No Garlic Curry recipe, quite popular and most loved of all Kootu recipes.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have south indian style- snake gourd with lentils using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:

1. Prepare 2 cups snake goard, peeled and chopped small
2. Get 1/4 cup chana dal, soaked for 30 minutes
3. Make ready 1 onion finely chopped
4. Make ready 1 chopped tomato (optional)
5. Prepare 2 green chillies
6. Prepare 1 sprig Curry leaves
7. Get 1 tbsp chopped ginger
8. Get 1 tsp mustard seeds
9. Get 2 pinches asafoetida
10. Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11. Prepare to taste Salt
12. Prepare 3 tbsp coconut oil
13. Prepare For grinding:
14. Make ready 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
15. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
16. Take 1/2 tsp whole black pepper
17. Get 2 dry red chillies
18. Take 1 sprig curry leaves

Snake gourd has great health benefits. It is a nutritious vegetable rich in dietary fibre. As snake gourd has a high water content, it is one of the best vegetables to be eaten during hot. Slit open snake gourds While Tamilians have a fondness for all gourds, even some of those that other cuisines wont touch, snake gourd is one of the popular ones.

Instructions to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:

1. In a pan heat up 2 tbsp coconut oil, add mustard seeds when it splutter add asafoetida, chopped ginger, onion, green and curry leaves.
2. Add chopped tomato.
3. Fry just for a few minutes, soaked and drained chana dal. Cover and simmer.
4. When dal is half cooked add turmeric powder and chopped snake gourds along with the salt. Cook on medium heat with the lid on.
5. Grind the ingredients given for grinding into a fine paste.
6. When snake gourd is cooked add the coconut-spice paste, mix well.
7. Cook for another few minutes. Switch off the flame, drizzle remaining coconut oil on top.
8. Ready to serve

Peerkangai Kootu is an easy, wholesome South Indian Ridge Gourd Lentil Curry. A Tamil Brahmin Style Side dish for Chapati, Rice and Kuzhambu The Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe is a delicious dish made from snake gourd combined with lentils and coconut. This classic south indian kootu recipe is perfect high protein recipe that is nutritious and healthy. Kootu is usually vegetable cooked with lentils and grounded coconut masalas. The Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe a typical Brahmin dish that is popular in all parts of Tamil.

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