Andhra · Lunch, Dinner
Senagapappu kootu (chana dal and gourd kootu)
Bottle gourd simmered soft with chana dal in a light coconut-cumin sauce, no onion needed.
- Calories
- 517 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 76 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
Per serving, for one person.
Contains: mustard, coconut.
Ingredients
- 50 g Basmati rice
- 40 g Chana dal
- 150 g Bottle gourd
- 25 g Fresh coconut
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- ½ chilli Green chillies
- 2 g Curry leaves
- ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tbsp Coconut oil
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- ¼ tsp Salt
Method
- Cook the rice until tender; set aside.
- Simmer the chana dal and bottle gourd together with turmeric for 15 minutes until soft.
- Grind the coconut with cumin and green chilli into a paste and stir in; simmer 3 minutes.
- Heat the coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Pour over the kootu, season with salt and serve with the rice.
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