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 the 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 that 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 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 minutesCooking time - 30 minutesdifficulty 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 (preferably 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 teaspoon (preferably 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 vegetables 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 the 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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