Bottle gourd kootu recipe

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups Bottle gourd (finely chopped )
• Salt & water - As needed
• ¼ cup Grated coconut
• ½ tsp Rice flour
• ⅛ tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 3 Red chillies

Instructions

1. 1

   Peel the skin and remove the center soft portion of the veggie.

2. 2

   Chop them finely.

3. 3

   Boil it with little water(just to immerse) and salt and cook till done.

4. 4

   Grind the coconut with rice flour, cumin and water, to a smooth paste and add it to the cooked veggie.

5. 5

   Mix well and boil for 2 minutes and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table. Enjoy as accompaniment for rice.