Ivy Gourd Kootu
Ivy Gourd (Kovakai) kootu is a delicious South Indian recipe. which helps me to finish off cooking in less time. This Kootu is a lentil based curry, an authentic and very healthy dish. It is easy to make and an unfailing favorite. This pairs excellent with vathal kuzhambu or poricha kuzhambu rice.
Servings: 1 People
Calories: 45kcal
Equipment
- Mixer Grider
- Vessel
- Pan
Ingredients
- 100 gms Ivy gourd chopped
- 50 gms Split green gram
- 2 No Tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 pinch Turmeric powder
- 1 no Green chilli
- 2 tbsp Gingelly oil use cold press
- 1 stalk Curry leaves
- ½ tbsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tbsp Split Black gram
- 250 ml Water
- as required Salt
For Grinding
- 1 pinch Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Bengal gram
- 1 tbsp Black gram
- 1 Pinch Asafoetida
- 1 pinch mustard seeds
- 4-5 Nos Curry leaves
Instructions
- Grind all the ingredients with sufficient water in to a fine paste
- cook the split green gram in a vessel with 100 ml of water adding a pinch of turmeric powder and few drops of oil
- once cooked remove from stove and set aside
- cook the gourd, tomatoes and green chilli with salt in another vessel with 50 ml of water
- Once cooked, add the split green gram and the ground ingredients
- Mix well, cook with sufficient water for few minutes
- Temper mustard seeds , black gram, curry leaves and asfoetida , add to the kootu
- serve hot