Heerekayi Kootu (Heerekai -Turai/Ridgegourd) is a traditional Madhwa South Indian gravy that can be enjoyed with hot rice or chapati. A spicy, healthy gravy.
Kootu is a lentil-vegetables based semi-gravy which is nutritious, protein rich and perfect with some hot rice and ghee and nice papads.
The whole experience is just heavenly!
Ingredients
In a pan, add little oil fry well the urad dal, pepper, jeera, curry leaves,hing, red chilies later add the coconut fry for 1-2 mins.
Grind this roasted mixture by adding little water.
Meanwhile , stir fry the veggies.
Once done, add the cooked moong dal, the ground paste and allow to simmer for 5-10 mins. Add salt. Add the seasoning.
Heat oil in kadai, add mustard,once done add jeera, chana dal, turmeric, hing, curry leaves. Add this to the kootu.
Serve hot with chapati or enjoy with rice.
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Heerekayi Kootu |
- Heerekayi-1 cup finely chopped
- Moong dal- 1/2 cup cooked
- For grinding
- Urad dal – 1 tbsp
- Jeera – 1 tbsp
- Pepper-10
- Rice-1 tsp
- Red chilies-5-6
- Shredded coconut – 1/2 cup
- Hing- 1 pinch
- Seasoning
- Oil-1-2tsp
- Mustard-1/2 tsp
- Jeera-1/2 tsp
- Chana dal-1/2 tsp
- Turmeric-pinch
- Hing-pinch
- Curry leaves-few
In a pan, add little oil fry well the urad dal, pepper, jeera, curry leaves,hing, red chilies later add the coconut fry for 1-2 mins.
Grind this roasted mixture by adding little water.
Meanwhile , stir fry the veggies.
Once done, add the cooked moong dal, the ground paste and allow to simmer for 5-10 mins. Add salt. Add the seasoning.
Heat oil in kadai, add mustard,once done add jeera, chana dal, turmeric, hing, curry leaves. Add this to the kootu.
Serve hot with chapati or enjoy with rice.
Thanks for stopping by...
Please do check other interesting accompaniment for Indian Breads under "South Indian Side Dishes"
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