How much cooking time?

30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Ash Gourd Kootu

Name: Ash Gourd Kootu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coconut; 200g Ash Gourd; 1.5cup Water; salt; 50g Moong Dal; 0.25tsp Turmeric Powder; 4piece Curry Leaves; 0.5tsp Cumin Seeds; 1tsp Coconut Oil; 0.5tsp Mustard Seeds (Black)

Tamil-style ash gourd with moong dal and coconut. Low calorie, cooling, diabetic-safe.

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Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 77 kcal · South India, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

Coconut — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Ash Gourd — 200 g (chopped)
Water — 1.5 cup (whole)
salt (optional) (whole)
Moong Dal — 50 g (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 0.25 tsp (ground)

Tempering

Curry Leaves — 4 piece (ground)
Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Coconut Oil — 1 tsp (whole)
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 0.5 tsp (whole)

Method

Cook moong dal until soft.
Cube ash gourd. Boil with turmeric until tender.
Grind coconut with cumin to coarse paste.
Combine dal, cooked ash gourd, coconut paste.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Temper with oil, mustard, curry leaves. Pour over kootu.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Ash Gourd Kootu?: 77 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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