Peerkangai Kootu - Ridge Gourd

Its March!!! Hope many of you know about the Day light saving, the first week after the timings change, its bit tough to handle specially you have school going toddlers.

How to cope with daylight savings time?

• Early to bed
• Morning walk as regular routine
• Enjoy the longer evenings
• Dont be a potato Couch 
• Reduce screen time
  

These are the best I'm following.
In continuation of my last post, I'm posting today the Ridge Gourd kootu recipe.

Peerkangai Thogayal Recipe

Peerkangai kootu recipe is a healthy and tasty south indian recipe made with moong dal and coconut. This is extremely rich in dietary fiber and low in saturated fat. Kootu goes well with rice and rotis.

Ingredients

• Ridge gourd / peerkangai - 1 
• Moong dal - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Coconut grated - 1/4 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Green chili - 3
• Dry Red chilies -1
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt as taste
• Oil - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Instructions

1. Clean, peel and cut the Peerkangai. Keep aside.
2. Heat a pan and do dry roast the Moong dal.
3. Add turmeric, water and 2 drops of oil. Close the lid and allow it to cook for 5 mins.
4. Once dal half cooked, add the peerkangai cubes and allow it to boil.
5. Grind the coconut, chili, cumin seeds into a paste.
6. Add the paste in boiling pan. Allow it to cook for another 5 mins.
7. Seasoned with oil, mustard seeds, dry chili, curry leaves. Serve with rice or rotis.

Dry roast for 2 mins

Add water, turmeric and oil

Check its half boiled

Add peerkangai cubes

Grind coconut, chili and cumin seeds

Allow it to boil

Add grinded mixture

Season it and ready to serve